TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 306891 [ 2026TNSTR2356....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-03 06:06:07
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: AT 2026ocp
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aazepdv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:15:33.762 (168.8906741) DEC = +34:33:11.74 (34.5532613)
Discovery date: 2026-05-23 04:18:54.996 (JD=2461183.6798032)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-23 04:18:54.996
Flux: 20.1818 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-22 04:19:01
Limiting flux: 20.3259 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026ocp