TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303283 [ 2026TNSTR2051....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 15:36:15
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Yogesh Wagh (LJMU), 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 2026mfc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaweigx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:47:32.177 (341.8840692) DEC = +05:28:44.98 (5.4791601)
Discovery date: 2026-05-10 11:36:41.996 (JD=2461170.9838194)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-10 11:36:41.996
Flux: 19.6885 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-09 11:34:39
Limiting flux: 19.7598 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/2026mfc