TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301063 [ 2026TNSTR1787....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-23 09:12:22
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 2026kjr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatrjht
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:54:12.235 (223.5509774) DEC = +53:19:42.45 (53.3284587)
Discovery date: 2026-04-21 07:58:26.002 (JD=2461151.8322454)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-21 07:58:26.002
Flux: 20.229 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-20 10:20:31
Limiting flux: 21.179 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/2026kjr