TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300744 [ 2026TNSTR1737....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 10:08:55
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 2026kcs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatacbn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:00:06.260 (225.0260831) DEC = +10:54:08.65 (10.9024022)
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 07:37:37.004 (JD=2461146.8177894)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 07:37:37.004
Flux: 20.3346 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-15 09:16:10
Limiting flux: 19.9207 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026kcs
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 10:08:55
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 2026kcs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatacbn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:00:06.260 (225.0260831) DEC = +10:54:08.65 (10.9024022)
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 07:37:37.004 (JD=2461146.8177894)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 07:37:37.004
Flux: 20.3346 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-15 09:16:10
Limiting flux: 19.9207 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026kcs