TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308588 [ 2026TNSTR2539....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-15 16:40:17
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 2026phu
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abbkjlk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:01:17.643 (345.3235124) DEC = -11:26:13.47 (-11.4370748)
Discovery date: 2026-06-10 11:08:59.997 (JD=2461201.9645833)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-10 11:08:59.997
Flux: 19.7938 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-05 11:02:17
Limiting flux: 19.3504 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/2026phu