TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292523 [ 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 2026ech
Discoverer internal name: WFST260218vkzr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:08:38.710 (167.161292) DEC = +05:16:04.52 (5.267922)
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 18:27:21.600 (JD=2461090.269)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 18:27:21.600
Flux: 22.82 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-17 19:23:31
Limiting flux: 21.11 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/2026ech
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 2026ech
Discoverer internal name: WFST260218vkzr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:08:38.710 (167.161292) DEC = +05:16:04.52 (5.267922)
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 18:27:21.600 (JD=2461090.269)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 18:27:21.600
Flux: 22.82 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-17 19:23:31
Limiting flux: 21.11 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/2026ech