TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308370 [ 2026TNSTR2515....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-14 10:02:44
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 2026pcu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abajoeq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:08:30.965 (197.1290191) DEC = +14:40:39.94 (14.6777619)
Discovery date: 2026-06-02 04:33:23.999 (JD=2461193.6898611)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-02 04:33:23.999
Flux: 20.2785 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-01 06:30:01
Limiting flux: 19.4627 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/2026pcu