TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300736 [ 2026TNSTR1737....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 07:42:23
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 2026kcm
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaswggx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:25:28.262 (171.3677567) DEC = +55:23:55.58 (55.3987711)
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 05:11:29.002 (JD=2461146.7163079)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 05:11:29.002
Flux: 20.3692 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-10 11:20:47
Limiting flux: 19.696 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/2026kcm