TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303051 [ 2026TNSTR2033....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 15:07:04
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 2026mab
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaumzit
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:34:01.697 (338.5070688) DEC = -02:38:29.42 (-2.6415049)
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 11:49:05.001 (JD=2461159.992419)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 11:49:05.001
Flux: 18.9009 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/2026mab
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 15:07:04
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 2026mab
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaumzit
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:34:01.697 (338.5070688) DEC = -02:38:29.42 (-2.6415049)
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 11:49:05.001 (JD=2461159.992419)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-29 11:49:05.001
Flux: 18.9009 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/2026mab