TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 300847 [ 2026TNSTR1757....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-21 08:21:52
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 2026kfq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatpwcg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:53:17.557 (223.3231538) DEC = +07:16:56.07 (7.2822418)
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 10:40:39.999 (JD=2461150.9449074)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 10:40:39.999
Flux: 20.1681 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-20 09:29:56
Limiting flux: 20.4237 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/2026kfq