TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303359 [ 2026TNSTR2063....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-12 09:56:37
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 2026mgp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavrvex
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:20:15.471 (230.0644618) DEC = +01:31:34.40 (1.5262229)
Discovery date: 2026-05-10 08:00:30.003 (JD=2461170.8336806)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-10 08:00:30.003
Flux: 20.3476 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-10 07:33:58
Limiting flux: 20.4791 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/2026mgp
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-12 09:56:37
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 2026mgp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aavrvex
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:20:15.471 (230.0644618) DEC = +01:31:34.40 (1.5262229)
Discovery date: 2026-05-10 08:00:30.003 (JD=2461170.8336806)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-10 08:00:30.003
Flux: 20.3476 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-10 07:33:58
Limiting flux: 20.4791 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/2026mgp