TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 295031 [ 2026TNSTR1185....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-19 11:47:25
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 2018mta
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aailvrv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:39:33.286 (219.88869135) DEC = +29:42:40.88 (29.7113553)
Discovery date: 2018-04-10 09:04:04.995 (JD=2458218.8778356)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-04-10 09:04:04.995
Flux: 20.3633 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-04-10 08:38:09
Limiting flux: 20.426 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/2018mta