TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293659 [ 2026TNSTR.939....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-06 08:47:42
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 2018mrt
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18abhbfqf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:16:00.258 (199.0010739) DEC = +69:37:24.26 (69.6234053)
Discovery date: 2018-07-16 04:57:56.998 (JD=2458315.7069097)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-16 04:57:56.998
Flux: 19.5913 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-07-16 04:31:56
Limiting flux: 21.0639 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/2018mrt