TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 309420 [ 2026TNSTR2651....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-21 16:38:19
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 2026puc
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abculij
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:27:04.779 (51.7699144) DEC = +48:03:15.42 (48.0542839)
Discovery date: 2026-06-19 11:32:46.996 (JD=2461210.9810995)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-19 11:32:46.996
Flux: 19.159 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-18 11:39:25
Limiting flux: 18.3164 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/2026puc