TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 305095 [ 2026TNSTR2262....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-24 11:04:57
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 2026nnc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaxvuxv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:40:49.187 (220.2049462) DEC = -20:44:11.04 (-20.7363991)
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 07:33:07.004 (JD=2461180.8146644)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 07:33:07.004
Flux: 20.0713 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-20 07:32:26
Limiting flux: 19.8759 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/2026nnc