TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303573 [ 2026TNSTR2086....1S ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-13 17:27:05
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 2026mkj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aawdydq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:52:57.092 (298.237884) DEC = -14:42:22.29 (-14.7061929)
Discovery date: 2026-05-11 10:55:21.996 (JD=2461171.9551157)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-11 10:55:21.996
Flux: 19.3576 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-03 11:08:26
Limiting flux: 18.9804 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2026mkj
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-13 17:27:05
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 2026mkj
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aawdydq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 19:52:57.092 (298.237884) DEC = -14:42:22.29 (-14.7061929)
Discovery date: 2026-05-11 10:55:21.996 (JD=2461171.9551157)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-11 10:55:21.996
Flux: 19.3576 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-03 11:08:26
Limiting flux: 18.9804 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2026mkj