TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 305098 [ 2026TNSTR2262....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-24 11:11:43
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 2026nnf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aayjgre
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:51:17.376 (252.8224013) DEC = -25:53:50.49 (-25.897359)
Discovery date: 2026-05-23 09:32:34.998 (JD=2461183.8976273)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-23 09:32:34.998
Flux: 20.2559 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-23 09:01:01
Limiting flux: 19.9049 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/2026nnf