TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 288671 [ 2026TNSTR.316....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-24 13:57:39
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 2026bed
Discoverer internal name: WFST0590kctq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:19:12.210 (214.800875) DEC = +02:43:58.43 (2.732897)
Discovery date: 2026-01-06 22:52:19.200 (JD=2461047.453)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-06 22:52:19.200
Flux: 21.32 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-06 21:10:05
Limiting flux: 21.35 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope


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