TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 285852 [ 2026TNSTR..58....1X ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-07 13:06:29
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 2026bc
Discoverer internal name: WFST260102nikz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:53:22.310 (208.342958) DEC = +04:46:04.75 (4.767986)
Discovery date: 2026-01-02 21:11:31.200 (JD=2461043.383)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-02 21:11:31.200
Flux: 20.79 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/2026bc
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-07 13:06:29
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 2026bc
Discoverer internal name: WFST260102nikz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:53:22.310 (208.342958) DEC = +04:46:04.75 (4.767986)
Discovery date: 2026-01-02 21:11:31.200 (JD=2461043.383)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-02 21:11:31.200
Flux: 20.79 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/2026bc