TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 289122 [ 2026TNSTR.360....1X ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-27 12:26:09
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 2026bmd
Discoverer internal name: WFST260117fkes
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:51:50.780 (27.961583) DEC = +02:48:18.76 (2.805211)
Discovery date: 2026-01-17 13:20:38.400 (JD=2461058.056)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-17 13:20:38.400
Flux: 21.88 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-15 13:48:00
Limiting flux: 22.93 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/2026bmd
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-27 12:26:09
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 2026bmd
Discoverer internal name: WFST260117fkes
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:51:50.780 (27.961583) DEC = +02:48:18.76 (2.805211)
Discovery date: 2026-01-17 13:20:38.400 (JD=2461058.056)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-17 13:20:38.400
Flux: 21.88 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-15 13:48:00
Limiting flux: 22.93 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/2026bmd