TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301080 [ 2026TNSTR1787....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-23 11:58:51
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 2026kkb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aasptbm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:50:17.746 (267.5739411) DEC = +57:07:44.50 (57.1290273)
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 10:52:59.998 (JD=2461145.9534722)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 10:52:59.998
Flux: 20.2168 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-08 11:10:16
Limiting flux: 20.8835 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/2026kkb
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-23 11:58:51
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 2026kkb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aasptbm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:50:17.746 (267.5739411) DEC = +57:07:44.50 (57.1290273)
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 10:52:59.998 (JD=2461145.9534722)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 10:52:59.998
Flux: 20.2168 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-08 11:10:16
Limiting flux: 20.8835 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/2026kkb