TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 306703
Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-01 08:36:07
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 2026nyg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aazcwph
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:20:03.853 (245.0160535) DEC = -03:15:55.55 (-3.2654314)
Discovery date: 2026-06-01 05:58:40.995 (JD=2461192.7490856)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-01 05:58:40.995
Flux: 19.2481 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-31 05:51:12
Limiting flux: 18.7482 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/2026nyg
Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-01 08:36:07
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 2026nyg
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aazcwph
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:20:03.853 (245.0160535) DEC = -03:15:55.55 (-3.2654314)
Discovery date: 2026-06-01 05:58:40.995 (JD=2461192.7490856)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-01 05:58:40.995
Flux: 19.2481 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-31 05:51:12
Limiting flux: 18.7482 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/2026nyg