TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 307273 [ 2026TNSTR2382....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-07 13:02:49
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 2026okq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aaylzjq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:25:48.797 (291.4533225) DEC = +35:57:10.06 (35.9527947)
Discovery date: 2026-05-16 09:46:02.000 (JD=2461176.9069676)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-16 09:46:02.000
Flux: 20.4819 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-10 12:01:46
Limiting flux: 19.5096 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/2026okq