TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301397 [ 2026TNSTR1828....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-25 09:22:26
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 2026krc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaubove
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:58:01.071 (224.5044605) DEC = +05:27:46.83 (5.463007)
Discovery date: 2026-04-23 08:51:44.997 (JD=2461153.8692708)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-23 08:51:44.997
Flux: 20.0416 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-21 09:25:23
Limiting flux: 20.3823 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/2026krc