TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 307988 [ 2026TNSTR2429....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-10 14:28:04
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 2026ovu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abbaukl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:39:31.430 (339.8809589) DEC = -16:28:05.53 (-16.4682014)
Discovery date: 2026-06-05 10:43:40.998 (JD=2461196.9470023)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-05 10:43:40.998
Flux: 19.2848 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-04 11:00:40
Limiting flux: 19.1247 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/2026ovu