TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301263 [ 2026TNSTR1808....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-24 06:03:01
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 2026knu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatljht
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:10:53.458 (152.7227412) DEC = +45:56:52.48 (45.94791)
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 04:23:08.001 (JD=2461150.6827315)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 04:23:08.001
Flux: 19.5784 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-18 07:24:12
Limiting flux: 20.219 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026knu
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-24 06:03:01
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 2026knu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatljht
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:10:53.458 (152.7227412) DEC = +45:56:52.48 (45.94791)
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 04:23:08.001 (JD=2461150.6827315)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 04:23:08.001
Flux: 19.5784 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-18 07:24:12
Limiting flux: 20.219 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026knu