TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301070 [ 2026TNSTR1787....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-23 10:36:31
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: SN 2026kjv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatyciy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:19:03.104 (229.7629323) DEC = +04:20:12.06 (4.3366831)
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 09:45:51.001 (JD=2461150.9068403)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 09:45:51.001
Flux: 20.4286 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-20 09:29:56
Limiting flux: 20.5801 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/2026kjv