TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308752 [ 2026TNSTR2554....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-16 14:48:03
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 2026pjq
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abbskvy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:33:43.352 (248.4306337) DEC = -20:30:26.11 (-20.5072537)
Discovery date: 2026-06-14 07:02:38.002 (JD=2461205.7934954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-14 07:02:38.002
Flux: 19.4233 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-14 06:37:14
Limiting flux: 20.2119 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/2026pjq