TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 256991 [ 2025TNSTR1985....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2025-05-27 13:14:53
Date made public:
Sender: WFST_SN
Reporting Group: WFST     Discovery Data Source: WFST

Zelin Xu, Dezheng Meng, Ji-an Jiang, Weiyu Wu, Zhengyan Liu, Junhan Zhao, Ziqing Jia (USTC) on behalf of the WFST collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2025mfs
Discoverer internal name: WFST0615jxzi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:08:59.810 (197.249208) DEC = -01:58:13.50 (-1.970417)
Discovery date: 2025-05-26 15:59:02.400 (JD=2460822.166)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2025-05-26 15:59:02.400
Flux: 22.88 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2025-05-21 16:42:14
Limiting flux: 22.92 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2025mfs