TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 299042 [ 2026TNSTR1476....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-07 11:46:51
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2026irz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaroqrs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:44:09.789 (236.0407879) DEC = -09:40:35.89 (-9.6766369)
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 09:36:58.000 (JD=2461132.9006713)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 09:36:58.000
Flux: 19.2513 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-30 12:00:01
Limiting flux: 15.8482 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026irz