TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 306905 [ 2026TNSTR2357....1R ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-03 07:49:32
Date made public:
Sender: BTSbot_bot
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Nabeel Rehemtulla (CIERA, NU), Wynn Jacobson-Galán (Caltech), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2026ocz
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aazknmk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:17:39.666 (229.4152745) DEC = -24:55:07.62 (-24.9187842)
Discovery date: 2026-06-03 06:29:01.996 (JD=2461194.770162)


Remarks: Bright (m_peak <= 18.5) transient candidate identified autonomously by BTSbot (Rehemtulla et al. 2024; arXiv:2401.15167).

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-03 06:29:01.996
Flux: 18.0461 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-25 08:02:06
Limiting flux: 20.2184 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/2026ocz