TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292573 [ 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 2026eef
Discoverer internal name: WFST260218rchq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:38:35.520 (24.648) DEC = +01:56:03.86 (1.934406)
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 13:04:48.000 (JD=2461090.045)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 13:04:48.000
Flux: 21.1 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No available data for forced photometry.
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026eef
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 2026eef
Discoverer internal name: WFST260218rchq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:38:35.520 (24.648) DEC = +01:56:03.86 (1.934406)
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 13:04:48.000 (JD=2461090.045)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 13:04:48.000
Flux: 21.1 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No available data for forced photometry.
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026eef