TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301050 [ 2026TNSTR1787....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-23 07:01:36
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 2026kjl
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatuyyd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:36:51.640 (174.2151685) DEC = -13:09:11.19 (-13.153109)
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 04:20:22.001 (JD=2461146.6808102)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 04:20:22.001
Flux: 19.9244 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-10 08:38:10
Limiting flux: 19.6125 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/2026kjl