TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308184 [ 2026TNSTR2477....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-12 00:20:21
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 2026ozk
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abatjrk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:12:28.373 (333.1182215) DEC = -05:41:33.30 (-5.6925823)
Discovery date: 2026-06-04 09:09:06.998 (JD=2461195.881331)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-04 09:09:06.998
Flux: 19.2995 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-01 10:56:33
Limiting flux: 19.5009 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/2026ozk