TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303150 [ 2026TNSTR2049....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 10:23:36
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 2026mca
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21aajwjnj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:16:07.359 (229.0306612) DEC = +03:48:05.28 (3.8014665)
Discovery date: 2026-05-10 07:33:57.997 (JD=2461170.8152546)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-10 07:33:57.997
Flux: 19.8154 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-10 06:59:51
Limiting flux: 20.6721 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/2026mca
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 10:23:36
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 2026mca
Discoverer internal name: ZTF21aajwjnj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:16:07.359 (229.0306612) DEC = +03:48:05.28 (3.8014665)
Discovery date: 2026-05-10 07:33:57.997 (JD=2461170.8152546)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-10 07:33:57.997
Flux: 19.8154 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-10 06:59:51
Limiting flux: 20.6721 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/2026mca