TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 307538 [ 2026TNSTR2400....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-08 11:17:46
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Yogesh Wagh (LJMU), 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 2026oof
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abamsyo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:06:58.350 (271.7431233) DEC = +40:50:37.12 (40.8436451)
Discovery date: 2026-06-04 08:39:19.002 (JD=2461195.8606366)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-04 08:39:19.002
Flux: 20.7144 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-02 07:39:57
Limiting flux: 20.2024 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/2026oof