TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 304953 [ 2026TNSTR2250....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-23 07:29:54
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 2026nka
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxifeu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:10:15.598 (227.5649918) DEC = -11:04:32.58 (-11.0757162)
Discovery date: 2026-05-15 07:32:47.002 (JD=2461175.8144329)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-15 07:32:47.002
Flux: 20.6586 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-14 09:07:30
Limiting flux: 20.07 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/2026nka
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-23 07:29:54
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 2026nka
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxifeu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:10:15.598 (227.5649918) DEC = -11:04:32.58 (-11.0757162)
Discovery date: 2026-05-15 07:32:47.002 (JD=2461175.8144329)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-15 07:32:47.002
Flux: 20.6586 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-14 09:07:30
Limiting flux: 20.07 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/2026nka