TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 292607 [ 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 2026efm
Discoverer internal name: WFST260221xcax
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:50:10.450 (207.543542) DEC = -00:34:42.63 (-0.578508)
Discovery date: 2026-02-20 21:48:57.600 (JD=2461092.409)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-20 21:48:57.600
Flux: 22.61 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-19 22:46:34
Limiting flux: 22.76 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/2026efm
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 2026efm
Discoverer internal name: WFST260221xcax
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:50:10.450 (207.543542) DEC = -00:34:42.63 (-0.578508)
Discovery date: 2026-02-20 21:48:57.600 (JD=2461092.409)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-20 21:48:57.600
Flux: 22.61 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-19 22:46:34
Limiting flux: 22.76 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/2026efm