TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 309109 [ 2026TNSTR2633....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-20 13:11:17
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 2026prd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abczayy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:34:48.118 (38.7004924) DEC = +51:11:29.38 (51.1914955)
Discovery date: 2026-06-20 11:26:01.996 (JD=2461211.976412)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-20 11:26:01.996
Flux: 19.5659 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-19 11:30:41
Limiting flux: 19.6335 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/2026prd