TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 294901 [ 2026TNSTR1164....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-18 09:15:50
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: SN 2018msq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aajsbbq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:15:03.270 (258.76362645) DEC = +34:49:40.96 (34.8280454)
Discovery date: 2018-04-14 09:11:36.997 (JD=2458222.8830671)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-04-14 09:11:36.997
Flux: 20.1622 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-04-11 12:25:23
Limiting flux: 20.1432 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/2018msq