TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 313422 [ 2026TNSTR2840....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-07-08 14:22:55
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: SN 2026srb
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abfosdk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:16:17.397 (319.0724862) DEC = +04:57:55.17 (4.9653239)
Discovery date: 2026-07-08 07:24:22.996 (JD=2461229.8085995)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-07-08 07:24:22.996
Flux: 19.4996 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-07-04 08:14:22
Limiting flux: 19.9494 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026srb