TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 309004 [ 2026TNSTR2618....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-19 09:55:52
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 2026ppf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abarfre
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:52:11.212 (253.0467155) DEC = -25:20:15.41 (-25.3376151)
Discovery date: 2026-06-07 08:36:19.998 (JD=2461198.8585648)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-07 08:36:19.998
Flux: 19.8825 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-06 08:59:19
Limiting flux: 19.7241 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/2026ppf