TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292886 [ 2026TNSTR.824....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-25 05:17:46
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 2018mqo
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acsqcug
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:04:05.507 (106.022946) DEC = +14:36:27.01 (14.6075032)
Discovery date: 2018-12-03 12:00:55.002 (JD=2458456.0006366)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-12-03 12:00:55.002
Flux: 18.5774 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-12-03 10:50:20
Limiting flux: 20.0777 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/2018mqo