TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292598 [ 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 2026efd
Discoverer internal name: WFST260218agixf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:44:38.790 (206.161625) DEC = +02:44:13.34 (2.737039)
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 20:03:50.400 (JD=2461090.336)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 20:03:50.400
Flux: 22.28 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-17 20:08:10
Limiting flux: 21.28 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/2026efd