TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303852 [ 2026TNSTR2117....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-15 10:21:19
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 2026mrg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aawtwql
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:15:30.352 (228.8764667) DEC = -14:30:12.69 (-14.5035252)
Discovery date: 2026-05-15 07:32:06.999 (JD=2461175.8139699)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-15 07:32:06.999
Flux: 19.3778 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-14 09:06:09
Limiting flux: 20.5704 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/2026mrg