TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 306897 [ 2026TNSTR2356....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-03 06:07:05
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 2026ocv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aazjbed
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:25:50.579 (216.4607441) DEC = -26:58:07.04 (-26.9686231)
Discovery date: 2026-06-02 07:02:34.995 (JD=2461193.7934606)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-02 07:02:34.995
Flux: 19.1957 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-01 07:10:15
Limiting flux: 18.9083 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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