TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292519 [ 2026TNSTR.758....1X ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-23 13:45:29
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 2026ecd
Discoverer internal name: WFST260211mlbg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:37:04.640 (159.269333) DEC = +04:19:02.87 (4.317464)
Discovery date: 2026-02-11 20:12:28.800 (JD=2461083.342)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-11 20:12:28.800
Flux: 22.9 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-06 23:11:02
Limiting flux: 21.38 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/2026ecd
Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-23 13:45:29
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 2026ecd
Discoverer internal name: WFST260211mlbg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:37:04.640 (159.269333) DEC = +04:19:02.87 (4.317464)
Discovery date: 2026-02-11 20:12:28.800 (JD=2461083.342)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-11 20:12:28.800
Flux: 22.9 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-06 23:11:02
Limiting flux: 21.38 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/2026ecd