TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302802 [ 2026TNSTR2015....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-09 16:31:27
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 2026ltj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavedji
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:57:12.969 (209.3040367) DEC = -17:15:22.53 (-17.2562583)
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 07:03:08.000 (JD=2461168.7938426)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 07:03:08.000
Flux: 19.8441 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-07 09:10:34
Limiting flux: 18.7898 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026ltj
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-09 16:31:27
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 2026ltj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavedji
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:57:12.969 (209.3040367) DEC = -17:15:22.53 (-17.2562583)
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 07:03:08.000 (JD=2461168.7938426)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-08 07:03:08.000
Flux: 19.8441 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-07 09:10:34
Limiting flux: 18.7898 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026ltj