TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300785 [ 2026TNSTR1737....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 16:17:47
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 2026kdy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatqqfw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:51:55.452 (327.9810483) DEC = +00:47:48.62 (0.796839)
Discovery date: 2026-04-18 12:04:28.997 (JD=2461149.0031134)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-18 12:04:28.997
Flux: 19.8867 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public+Partnership, ZTF Public alert streams
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026kdy
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-20 16:17:47
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 2026kdy
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatqqfw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:51:55.452 (327.9810483) DEC = +00:47:48.62 (0.796839)
Discovery date: 2026-04-18 12:04:28.997 (JD=2461149.0031134)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-18 12:04:28.997
Flux: 19.8867 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public+Partnership, ZTF Public alert streams
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026kdy