TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294314 [ 2026TNSTR1039....1J ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-12 16:36:39
Date made public:
Sender: Wynn Jacobson-Galan
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: Rubin
Wynn Jacobson-Galan report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2026fkf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:28:20.196 (187.08415) DEC = +08:21:58.10 (8.366138)
Discovery date: 2026-02-19 05:59:10.000 (JD=2461090.7494213)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-19 05:59:10.000
Flux: 21.61 ABMag
Filter: i-Sloan
Instrument: LSSTCam
Telescope: Rubin Observatory - Simonyi Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-19 00:00:00
Limiting flux: 22 ABMag
Filter: i-Sloan
Instrument: LSSTCam
Telescope: Rubin Observatory - Simonyi Survey Telescope
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2026fkf
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-12 16:36:39
Date made public:
Sender: Wynn Jacobson-Galan
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: Rubin
Wynn Jacobson-Galan report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2026fkf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:28:20.196 (187.08415) DEC = +08:21:58.10 (8.366138)
Discovery date: 2026-02-19 05:59:10.000 (JD=2461090.7494213)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-19 05:59:10.000
Flux: 21.61 ABMag
Filter: i-Sloan
Instrument: LSSTCam
Telescope: Rubin Observatory - Simonyi Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-19 00:00:00
Limiting flux: 22 ABMag
Filter: i-Sloan
Instrument: LSSTCam
Telescope: Rubin Observatory - Simonyi Survey Telescope
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2026fkf