TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 285880 [ 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 2026cb
Discoverer internal name: WFST260105vehm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:15:49.510 (213.956292) DEC = -01:08:11.65 (-1.136569)
Discovery date: 2026-01-05 21:46:04.800 (JD=2461046.407)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-05 21:46:04.800
Flux: 20.49 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-02 22:00:29
Limiting flux: 20.98 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/2026cb
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 2026cb
Discoverer internal name: WFST260105vehm
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:15:49.510 (213.956292) DEC = -01:08:11.65 (-1.136569)
Discovery date: 2026-01-05 21:46:04.800 (JD=2461046.407)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-05 21:46:04.800
Flux: 20.49 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-02 22:00:29
Limiting flux: 20.98 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/2026cb