TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293246 [ 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 2026eph
Discoverer internal name: WFST260221abrdr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:37:48.440 (204.451833) DEC = -00:20:18.68 (-0.338522)
Discovery date: 2026-02-21 22:27:50.400 (JD=2461093.436)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-21 22:27:50.400
Flux: 22.82 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-20 22:48:00
Limiting flux: 22.7 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/2026eph
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 2026eph
Discoverer internal name: WFST260221abrdr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:37:48.440 (204.451833) DEC = -00:20:18.68 (-0.338522)
Discovery date: 2026-02-21 22:27:50.400 (JD=2461093.436)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-21 22:27:50.400
Flux: 22.82 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-20 22:48:00
Limiting flux: 22.7 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/2026eph