TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300841 [ 2026TNSTR1757....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-21 07:54:45
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 2026kfk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatediz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:03:29.355 (210.8723135) DEC = +22:20:30.16 (22.3417122)
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 09:55:46.997 (JD=2461145.9137384)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 09:55:46.997
Flux: 20.4393 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-07 10:29:16
Limiting flux: 20.1868 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/2026kfk