TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303519 [ 2026TNSTR2086....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-13 09:32:23
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 2026mjd
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aawfedw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:35:05.220 (233.7717511) DEC = +13:11:44.87 (13.1957971)
Discovery date: 2026-05-11 07:21:56.998 (JD=2461171.8069097)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-11 07:21:56.998
Flux: 20.6148 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-10 09:37:58
Limiting flux: 20.6374 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/2026mjd