TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293661 [ 2026TNSTR.939....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-06 08:49:34
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 2018mrv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18ablqkba
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:19:18.886 (244.8286936) DEC = +36:29:25.22 (36.490339)
Discovery date: 2018-08-06 04:57:17.003 (JD=2458336.7064468)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-06 04:57:17.003
Flux: 20.2453 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-06 03:47:59
Limiting flux: 19.5204 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018mrv