TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301385 [ 2026TNSTR1828....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-25 06:44:20
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 2026kqu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaueofs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:38:24.534 (159.6022266) DEC = -15:47:17.02 (-15.7880605)
Discovery date: 2026-04-25 04:28:21.002 (JD=2461155.6863542)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-25 04:28:21.002
Flux: 19.1906 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-17 06:06:50
Limiting flux: 19.7558 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/2026kqu
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-25 06:44:20
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 2026kqu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaueofs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:38:24.534 (159.6022266) DEC = -15:47:17.02 (-15.7880605)
Discovery date: 2026-04-25 04:28:21.002 (JD=2461155.6863542)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-25 04:28:21.002
Flux: 19.1906 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-17 06:06:50
Limiting flux: 19.7558 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/2026kqu