TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301396 [ 2026TNSTR1828....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-25 09:22:17
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 2026krb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aatweku
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:49:05.934 (207.2747238) DEC = +00:30:17.12 (0.5047563)
Discovery date: 2026-04-23 07:35:41.997 (JD=2461153.8164583)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-23 07:35:41.997
Flux: 19.9079 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-21 08:41:39
Limiting flux: 20.0444 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/2026krb