TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300739 [ 2026TNSTR1737....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 08:15:04
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 2026kcp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatecol
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:17:50.936 (199.4622313) DEC = +30:25:11.63 (30.4198961)
Discovery date: 2026-04-17 08:00:37.995 (JD=2461147.8337731)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-17 08:00:37.995
Flux: 19.8322 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-10 07:43:32
Limiting flux: 21.0429 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/2026kcp