TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301275 [ 2026TNSTR1808....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-24 07:34:08
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 2026knz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aauayks
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:55:29.626 (193.8734435) DEC = -26:32:15.35 (-26.5375981)
Discovery date: 2026-04-23 06:55:34.996 (JD=2461153.7885995)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-23 06:55:34.996
Flux: 19.9425 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-21 08:44:22
Limiting flux: 19.2578 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/2026knz
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-24 07:34:08
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 2026knz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aauayks
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:55:29.626 (193.8734435) DEC = -26:32:15.35 (-26.5375981)
Discovery date: 2026-04-23 06:55:34.996 (JD=2461153.7885995)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-23 06:55:34.996
Flux: 19.9425 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-21 08:44:22
Limiting flux: 19.2578 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/2026knz