TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 306895 [ 2026TNSTR2356....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-03 06:06:44
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 2026oct
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aazbkrh
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:48:58.349 (207.2431228) DEC = +68:06:13.02 (68.1036157)
Discovery date: 2026-05-24 08:58:47.000 (JD=2461184.8741551)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-24 08:58:47.000
Flux: 21.0265 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-24 06:53:48
Limiting flux: 20.4683 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/2026oct