TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 304778 [ 2026TNSTR2217....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-21 10:49:20
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 2026ngz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aawkfln
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:57:39.574 (239.4148929) DEC = -25:29:17.95 (-25.4883188)
Discovery date: 2026-04-18 09:51:13.999 (JD=2461148.9105787)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-18 09:51:13.999
Flux: 19.9742 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-18 09:49:53
Limiting flux: 19.8291 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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