TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292550 [ 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 2026edi
Discoverer internal name: WFST260218aspaj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:20:25.670 (215.106958) DEC = +04:43:41.99 (4.728331)
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 23:05:16.800 (JD=2461090.462)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 23:05:16.800
Flux: 22.65 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-17 20:21:07
Limiting flux: 21.07 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/2026edi
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 2026edi
Discoverer internal name: WFST260218aspaj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:20:25.670 (215.106958) DEC = +04:43:41.99 (4.728331)
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 23:05:16.800 (JD=2461090.462)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 23:05:16.800
Flux: 22.65 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-17 20:21:07
Limiting flux: 21.07 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/2026edi