TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308476 [ 2026TNSTR2541....1W ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-15 12:54:28
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Yogesh Wagh (LJMU), 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 2026pfe
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aayfxis
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:04:19.065 (316.0794392) DEC = -12:09:15.14 (-12.1542045)
Discovery date: 2026-05-14 10:50:20.002 (JD=2461174.9516204)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-14 10:50:20.002
Flux: 20.4546 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-11 11:24:22
Limiting flux: 20.5806 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026pfe
Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-15 12:54:28
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF Discovery Data Source: ZTF
Yogesh Wagh (LJMU), 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 2026pfe
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aayfxis
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:04:19.065 (316.0794392) DEC = -12:09:15.14 (-12.1542045)
Discovery date: 2026-05-14 10:50:20.002 (JD=2461174.9516204)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-14 10:50:20.002
Flux: 20.4546 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-11 11:24:22
Limiting flux: 20.5806 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026pfe