TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300731 [ 2026TNSTR1737....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 06:11:23
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 2026kcj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatiinb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:40:18.544 (115.0772651) DEC = +54:09:21.19 (54.1558862)
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 04:42:29.001 (JD=2461146.696169)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 04:42:29.001
Flux: 20.0474 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-10 05:21:04
Limiting flux: 21.1716 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/2026kcj