TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 307541 [ 2026TNSTR2400....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-08 11:18:48
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 2026ooi
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aazmeyt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:27:27.195 (261.8633115) DEC = -14:40:07.19 (-14.6686646)
Discovery date: 2026-05-23 09:56:15.000 (JD=2461183.9140625)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-23 09:56:15.000
Flux: 20.7851 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-23 09:02:23
Limiting flux: 19.84 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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