TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308589 [ 2026TNSTR2539....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-15 16:40:24
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 2026phv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abcbttq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 20:53:39.866 (313.4161091) DEC = -23:08:50.79 (-23.1474413)
Discovery date: 2026-06-08 11:02:25.002 (JD=2461199.9600116)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-08 11:02:25.002
Flux: 19.9936 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No non-detections prior to first detection in ZTF Public+Partnership, ZTF Public alert streams

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