TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301388 [ 2026TNSTR1828....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-25 09:20:55
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 2026kqw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatbmji
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:14:30.054 (228.6252253) DEC = +40:40:55.10 (40.6819717)
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 10:26:37.996 (JD=2461145.935162)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 10:26:37.996
Flux: 20.7424 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-30 12:06:17
Limiting flux: 20.6185 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/2026kqw