TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308761 [ 2026TNSTR2554....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-16 15:47:21
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 2026pjv
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abcevfi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:14:56.219 (243.7342459) DEC = +04:41:06.94 (4.6852614)
Discovery date: 2026-06-16 06:46:18.001 (JD=2461207.7821528)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-16 06:46:18.001
Flux: 18.9053 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-16 05:06:38
Limiting flux: 20.5892 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/2026pjv