TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303050 [ 2026TNSTR2033....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 15:01:55
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 2026maa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aauxdkn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:50:45.559 (252.6898282) DEC = +22:21:18.64 (22.3551769)
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 07:56:42.996 (JD=2461167.8310532)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 07:56:42.996
Flux: 19.4442 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-30 12:12:23
Limiting flux: 19.4637 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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