TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 285868 [ 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 2026bp
Discoverer internal name: WFST260105ehvf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:14:16.920 (18.5705) DEC = -00:01:44.91 (-0.029142)
Discovery date: 2026-01-05 13:01:55.200 (JD=2461046.043)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-05 13:01:55.200
Flux: 22.14 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-04 13:37:55
Limiting flux: 21.74 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/2026bp
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 2026bp
Discoverer internal name: WFST260105ehvf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:14:16.920 (18.5705) DEC = -00:01:44.91 (-0.029142)
Discovery date: 2026-01-05 13:01:55.200 (JD=2461046.043)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-05 13:01:55.200
Flux: 22.14 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-04 13:37:55
Limiting flux: 21.74 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/2026bp

