TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303955 [ 2026TNSTR2132....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-16 13:04:28
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 2026mtw
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aawkrmu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:47:43.955 (266.9331439) DEC = +18:07:55.84 (18.1321779)
Discovery date: 2026-05-12 08:54:13.000 (JD=2461172.8709838)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-12 08:54:13.000
Flux: 20.9221 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-08 10:35:22
Limiting flux: 20.7111 ABMag
Filter: g-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


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