TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 285969 [ 2026TNSTR..66....1X ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-08 11:05:59
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 2026ek
Discoverer internal name: WFST260105xbn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:53:32.920 (358.387167) DEC = +01:38:29.26 (1.641461)
Discovery date: 2026-01-05 12:08:38.400 (JD=2461046.006)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-05 12:08:38.400
Flux: 22.12 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-04 12:07:12
Limiting flux: 20.03 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/2026ek
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-08 11:05:59
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 2026ek
Discoverer internal name: WFST260105xbn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:53:32.920 (358.387167) DEC = +01:38:29.26 (1.641461)
Discovery date: 2026-01-05 12:08:38.400 (JD=2461046.006)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-05 12:08:38.400
Flux: 22.12 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-04 12:07:12
Limiting flux: 20.03 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/2026ek