TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 295034 [ 2026TNSTR1185....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-19 11:52:29
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 2018mtc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18aazgkhl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:51:21.900 (147.8412483) DEC = +65:47:23.11 (65.7897519)
Discovery date: 2018-06-11 04:20:31.997 (JD=2458280.6809259)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-06-11 04:20:31.997
Flux: 19.793 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public, ZTF Public+Partnership alert streams

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