TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302793 [ 2026TNSTR2015....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-09 16:29:16
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Jesper Sollerman (SU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2026ltb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaveyho
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:35:55.627 (233.9817781) DEC = +08:44:12.14 (8.7367064)
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 10:32:36.003 (JD=2461168.9393056)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 10:32:36.003
Flux: 19.483 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-08 08:40:46
Limiting flux: 20.4889 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/2026ltb
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-09 16:29:16
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Jesper Sollerman (SU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: SN 2026ltb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaveyho
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:35:55.627 (233.9817781) DEC = +08:44:12.14 (8.7367064)
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 10:32:36.003 (JD=2461168.9393056)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 10:32:36.003
Flux: 19.483 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-08 08:40:46
Limiting flux: 20.4889 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/2026ltb