TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308669 [ 2026TNSTR2552....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-16 09:41:22
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 2026pjf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abcdcck
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:36:08.272 (204.0344664) DEC = +23:29:05.08 (23.4847456)
Discovery date: 2026-06-11 04:45:16.997 (JD=2461202.6981134)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-11 04:45:16.997
Flux: 20.9247 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-06 07:08:19
Limiting flux: 21.0599 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/2026pjf