TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293240 [ 2026TNSTR.862....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-27 12:41:08
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 2026epb
Discoverer internal name: WFST260218atafa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:29:18.750 (217.328125) DEC = +02:47:05.88 (2.784967)
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 23:12:28.800 (JD=2461090.467)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-18 23:12:28.800
Flux: 22.73 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-18 20:25:26
Limiting flux: 22.86 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/2026epb