TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 305178 [ 2026TNSTR2278....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-25 05:29:20
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 2026npe
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aayhaij
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:51:23.964 (357.849848) DEC = +02:40:19.04 (2.6719569)
Discovery date: 2026-05-23 11:24:32.002 (JD=2461183.9753704)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-23 11:24:32.002
Flux: 18.7361 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public+Partnership, ZTF Public alert streams
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026npe
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-25 05:29:20
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 2026npe
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aayhaij
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:51:23.964 (357.849848) DEC = +02:40:19.04 (2.6719569)
Discovery date: 2026-05-23 11:24:32.002 (JD=2461183.9753704)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-23 11:24:32.002
Flux: 18.7361 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public+Partnership, ZTF Public alert streams
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026npe