TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 295853 [ 2026TNSTR1204....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-20 09:54:28
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 2018mtk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF18accvyao
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:35:30.285 (128.8761879) DEC = +39:15:25.66 (39.2571283)
Discovery date: 2018-11-04 12:24:08.003 (JD=2458427.0167593)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-11-04 12:24:08.003
Flux: 20.2536 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-11-01 12:10:19
Limiting flux: 20.1261 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/2018mtk