TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294734 [ 2026TNSTR1120....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-16 15:07:19
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), Theophile Du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2018msm
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18acrfond
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:59:26.969 (59.8623711) DEC = +24:35:20.45 (24.5890152)
Discovery date: 2018-11-26 06:42:19.995 (JD=2458448.7793981)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-26 06:42:19.995
Flux: 19.9271 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-26 05:15:58
Limiting flux: 20.6973 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/2018msm