TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 305226 [ 2026TNSTR2278....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-25 12:51:07
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 2026npz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaysega
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:37:40.740 (324.4197492) DEC = -01:43:23.72 (-1.7232551)
Discovery date: 2026-05-24 10:14:16.002 (JD=2461184.9265741)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-24 10:14:16.002
Flux: 20.7361 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-23 11:08:17
Limiting flux: 20.3638 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/2026npz