TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302797 [ 2026TNSTR2015....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-09 16:29:59
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: AT 2026ltf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aauvwkv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:10:52.735 (212.7197296) DEC = +16:42:05.42 (16.7015063)
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 05:39:31.996 (JD=2461167.735787)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 05:39:31.996
Flux: 20.048 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-30 06:26:33
Limiting flux: 19.593 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026ltf