TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 304962 [ 2026TNSTR2250....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-23 08:30:10
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 2026nkf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxgieb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:43:43.444 (205.9310168) DEC = -11:54:41.05 (-11.911404)
Discovery date: 2026-05-16 05:36:53.003 (JD=2461176.7339468)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-16 05:36:53.003
Flux: 20.2909 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-15 07:03:46
Limiting flux: 20.0784 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/2026nkf
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-23 08:30:10
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 2026nkf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxgieb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:43:43.444 (205.9310168) DEC = -11:54:41.05 (-11.911404)
Discovery date: 2026-05-16 05:36:53.003 (JD=2461176.7339468)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-16 05:36:53.003
Flux: 20.2909 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-15 07:03:46
Limiting flux: 20.0784 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/2026nkf