TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 307971 [ 2026TNSTR2431....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-10 12:31:07
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 2026ovo
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abazlow
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:24:15.282 (336.0636752) DEC = -16:39:56.56 (-16.6657107)
Discovery date: 2026-06-08 11:08:17.998 (JD=2461199.9640972)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-08 11:08:17.998
Flux: 19.5196 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-04 10:07:31
Limiting flux: 18.8414 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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