TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 304747 [ 2026TNSTR2217....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-21 06:50:25
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 2026ngh
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxphck
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:52:58.082 (223.2420084) DEC = -14:57:45.87 (-14.9627408)
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 06:56:33.999 (JD=2461180.7892824)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 06:56:33.999
Flux: 19.7499 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-16 08:02:58
Limiting flux: 19.6502 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/2026ngh