TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 304954 [ 2026TNSTR2250....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-23 07:30:04
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 2026nkb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaybkue
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:08:16.234 (242.0676428) DEC = -14:58:14.06 (-14.9705733)
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 08:56:10.996 (JD=2461180.8723495)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 08:56:10.996
Flux: 20.3098 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-20 06:49:47
Limiting flux: 19.3979 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/2026nkb
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-23 07:30:04
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 2026nkb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaybkue
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:08:16.234 (242.0676428) DEC = -14:58:14.06 (-14.9705733)
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 08:56:10.996 (JD=2461180.8723495)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 08:56:10.996
Flux: 20.3098 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-20 06:49:47
Limiting flux: 19.3979 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/2026nkb