TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 305046 [ 2026TNSTR2248....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-23 17:41:25
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Anirudh Salgundi (UNC), Theophile Du Laz (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026nme
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxlzxn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:56:00.353 (239.0014703) DEC = -05:20:15.22 (-5.3375621)
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 07:54:24.998 (JD=2461180.829456)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 07:54:24.998
Flux: 19.4296 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-19 09:39:06
Limiting flux: 19.863 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/2026nme
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-23 17:41:25
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Anirudh Salgundi (UNC), Theophile Du Laz (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2026nme
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxlzxn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:56:00.353 (239.0014703) DEC = -05:20:15.22 (-5.3375621)
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 07:54:24.998 (JD=2461180.829456)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 07:54:24.998
Flux: 19.4296 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-19 09:39:06
Limiting flux: 19.863 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/2026nme