TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303946 [ 2026TNSTR2132....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-16 07:44:59
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 2026mtn
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aawyzxo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:03:59.828 (150.9992827) DEC = +28:47:45.88 (28.7960789)
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 04:48:59.996 (JD=2461167.7006944)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 04:48:59.996
Flux: 20.6859 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-07 04:07:36
Limiting flux: 19.6822 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026mtn