TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 307989 [ 2026TNSTR2429....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-10 14:29:04
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 2026ovv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abazlfv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:02:56.672 (330.7361335) DEC = -18:42:12.82 (-18.7035622)
Discovery date: 2026-05-23 11:13:43.000 (JD=2461183.9678588)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-23 11:13:43.000
Flux: 19.6119 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public, ZTF Public+Partnership alert streams

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