TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 307618 [ 2026TNSTR2398....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-08 12:49:45
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 2026opq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aapigmo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:54:50.416 (223.7100665) DEC = -05:51:45.73 (-5.8627027)
Discovery date: 2026-03-21 09:40:00.001 (JD=2461120.9027778)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-21 09:40:00.001
Flux: 20.3067 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-20 12:05:52
Limiting flux: 20.1675 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/2026opq