TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308817 [ 2026TNSTR2577....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-17 12:55:50
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 2026plf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aazekdl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:23:30.410 (20.8767076) DEC = +35:20:39.66 (35.3443489)
Discovery date: 2026-06-01 11:25:30.996 (JD=2461192.9760532)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-01 11:25:30.996
Flux: 19.4769 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-31 11:41:35
Limiting flux: 19.0076 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/2026plf