TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 304641 [ 2026TNSTR2197....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-20 08:16:51
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2026ndx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxlvdm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:37:16.214 (219.3175598) DEC = +14:42:45.23 (14.7125639)
Discovery date: 2026-05-16 05:59:37.000 (JD=2461176.7497338)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-16 05:59:37.000
Flux: 20.6354 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-15 09:07:30
Limiting flux: 21.0868 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/2026ndx