TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 289454 [ 2026TNSTR.402....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-30 14:58:37
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 2026bub
Discoverer internal name: WFST260126aaylj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:45:26.310 (206.359625) DEC = -01:03:48.03 (-1.063342)
Discovery date: 2026-01-26 22:59:31.200 (JD=2461067.458)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-26 22:59:31.200
Flux: 22.28 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-26 21:00:00
Limiting flux: 21.86 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/2026bub