TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 304957 [ 2026TNSTR2250....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-23 07:30:25
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: SN 2026nkc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxuzyq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:30:15.837 (217.5659856) DEC = +08:48:02.24 (8.8006223)
Discovery date: 2026-05-21 06:36:36.996 (JD=2461181.7754282)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-21 06:36:36.996
Flux: 20.7929 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-20 08:28:42
Limiting flux: 20.7317 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/2026nkc
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-23 07:30:25
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: SN 2026nkc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxuzyq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:30:15.837 (217.5659856) DEC = +08:48:02.24 (8.8006223)
Discovery date: 2026-05-21 06:36:36.996 (JD=2461181.7754282)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-21 06:36:36.996
Flux: 20.7929 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-20 08:28:42
Limiting flux: 20.7317 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/2026nkc