TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303851 [ 2026TNSTR2117....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-15 10:21:05
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 2026mrf
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aawudnu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:51:14.727 (222.8113616) DEC = +16:41:40.34 (16.6945388)
Discovery date: 2026-05-09 07:29:04.004 (JD=2461169.8118519)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-09 07:29:04.004
Flux: 20.8972 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-07 10:09:44
Limiting flux: 20.1167 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/2026mrf