TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301381 [ 2026TNSTR1828....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-25 06:40:13
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 2026kqr
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaueyzs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:17:27.216 (184.3633996) DEC = -27:04:25.06 (-27.0736265)
Discovery date: 2026-04-24 07:01:30.999 (JD=2461154.7927199)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-24 07:01:30.999
Flux: 19.6074 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-23 06:50:41
Limiting flux: 19.1722 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026kqr