TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294665 [ 2026TNSTR1118....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-16 09:12:26
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 2018msg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aboztta
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:25:46.769 (246.4448694) DEC = +20:25:32.79 (20.4257756)
Discovery date: 2018-08-23 03:30:58.999 (JD=2458353.6465162)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-08-23 03:30:58.999
Flux: 19.301 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-08-16 04:05:01
Limiting flux: 20.4792 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/2018msg