TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300751 [ 2026TNSTR1737....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 12:03:23
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 2026kcw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatpqjx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:28:56.258 (247.2344073) DEC = +08:02:30.56 (8.0418219)
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 08:55:35.002 (JD=2461145.8719329)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 08:55:35.002
Flux: 20.3563 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-15 08:54:14
Limiting flux: 20.5076 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/2026kcw
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 12:03:23
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 2026kcw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatpqjx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:28:56.258 (247.2344073) DEC = +08:02:30.56 (8.0418219)
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 08:55:35.002 (JD=2461145.8719329)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 08:55:35.002
Flux: 20.3563 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-15 08:54:14
Limiting flux: 20.5076 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/2026kcw