TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292547 [ 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 2026edf
Discoverer internal name: WFST260218argao
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:36:52.930 (204.220542) DEC = -00:54:31.74 (-0.908817)
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 22:46:33.600 (JD=2461090.449)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 22:46:33.600
Flux: 22.61 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-17 20:03:50
Limiting flux: 21.87 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/2026edf
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 2026edf
Discoverer internal name: WFST260218argao
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:36:52.930 (204.220542) DEC = -00:54:31.74 (-0.908817)
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 22:46:33.600 (JD=2461090.449)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 22:46:33.600
Flux: 22.61 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-17 20:03:50
Limiting flux: 21.87 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/2026edf