SN 2026kid

Summary

General information

SN 2026kid (ZTF26aatswhm) is reported as a Type II supernova with optical follow-up starting ~2.2 days after first detection, using small-aperture telescopes in China and Spain. The SN is detected in Luminance and Red filters and associated with the nearby galaxy NGC 5907 (distance 16.5 Mpc).

Wavelength coverage

Lightcurve and spectrum

Redshift

What’s special vs typical

Circulars [all]

GCN 44438: SN 2026kid: Optical follow-up with small-aperture telescopes in Spain and China
2026-05-01T13:00:52.782Z | rev 0