TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 317410 [ 2026TNSTR3096....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-07-30 14:51:27
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

James Freeburn (UNC), Anirudh Salgundi (UNC), Igor Andreoni (UNC) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026wki
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abkoycd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:41:08.176 (295.2840646) DEC = +60:49:17.78 (60.8216055)
Discovery date: 2026-07-29 05:48:58.996 (JD=2461250.7423495)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-07-29 05:48:58.996
Flux: 18.4015 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-07-28 07:58:56
Limiting flux: 19.2082 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/2026wki