TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308303 [ 2026TNSTR2498....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-13 12:47:03
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 2026pbq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abamqsc
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:19:57.897 (319.9912355) DEC = +80:13:44.61 (80.229057)
Discovery date: 2026-06-07 10:41:42.000 (JD=2461198.945625)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-07 10:41:42.000
Flux: 19.9251 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-03 09:22:04
Limiting flux: 19.8648 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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