TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293612 [ 2026TNSTR.925....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-05 11:24:37
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018mrs
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abglpdy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:23:50.134 (245.9588898) DEC = +41:37:17.02 (41.6213937)
Discovery date: 2018-07-13 05:11:02.996 (JD=2458312.7160069)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-13 05:11:02.996
Flux: 20.0271 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-07-13 04:54:53
Limiting flux: 19.5752 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/2018mrs