TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 299219 [ 2026TNSTR1492....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-08 13:46:45
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: AT 2026iwb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aarwvbc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:12:47.952 (303.1997982) DEC = -09:12:43.44 (-9.212067)
Discovery date: 2026-04-07 12:10:50.998 (JD=2461138.0075347)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-07 12:10:50.998
Flux: 19.2185 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-03 12:20:10
Limiting flux: 18.5405 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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