TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 298448 [ 2026TNSTR1422....1X ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-04 13:59:33
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 2026ign
Discoverer internal name: WFST260402vxnf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:01:19.680 (240.332) DEC = +44:58:06.20 (44.968389)
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 19:35:02.400 (JD=2461133.316)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 19:35:02.400
Flux: 21.07 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No available data for forced photometry.
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026ign
Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-04 13:59:33
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 2026ign
Discoverer internal name: WFST260402vxnf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:01:19.680 (240.332) DEC = +44:58:06.20 (44.968389)
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 19:35:02.400 (JD=2461133.316)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-02 19:35:02.400
Flux: 21.07 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No available data for forced photometry.
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026ign