TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 299176 [ 2026TNSTR1492....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-08 03:56:40
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 2026ivc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aarjkei
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:53:27.521 (148.3646717) DEC = +16:01:50.20 (16.0306114)
Discovery date: 2026-04-07 04:07:28.997 (JD=2461137.6718634)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-07 04:07:28.997
Flux: 20.1328 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-07 03:58:28
Limiting flux: 19.6389 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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