TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300729 [ 2026TNSTR1737....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 04:19:53
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 2026kch
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaticzw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:44:35.280 (146.1469994) DEC = -04:50:30.86 (-4.8419062)
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 04:34:58.002 (JD=2461146.6909491)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 04:34:58.002
Flux: 20.2999 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-16 04:33:36
Limiting flux: 20.152 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/2026kch
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 04:19:53
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 2026kch
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaticzw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:44:35.280 (146.1469994) DEC = -04:50:30.86 (-4.8419062)
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 04:34:58.002 (JD=2461146.6909491)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 04:34:58.002
Flux: 20.2999 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-16 04:33:36
Limiting flux: 20.152 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/2026kch