TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292594 [ 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 2026eez
Discoverer internal name: WFST260218acchx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:17:54.970 (169.479042) DEC = -00:53:11.20 (-0.886444)
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 19:23:31.200 (JD=2461090.308)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 19:23:31.200
Flux: 22.74 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-17 19:27:50
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/2026eez
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 2026eez
Discoverer internal name: WFST260218acchx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:17:54.970 (169.479042) DEC = -00:53:11.20 (-0.886444)
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 19:23:31.200 (JD=2461090.308)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 19:23:31.200
Flux: 22.74 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-17 19:27:50
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/2026eez