TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293405 [ 2026TNSTR.881....1X ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-01 12:29:26
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 2026esp
Discoverer internal name: WFST260221xsob
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:03:13.090 (210.804542) DEC = +02:24:19.14 (2.405317)
Discovery date: 2026-02-20 21:56:09.600 (JD=2461092.414)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-20 21:56:09.600
Flux: 22.85 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-19 22:53:46
Limiting flux: 22.62 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/2026esp
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-01 12:29:26
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 2026esp
Discoverer internal name: WFST260221xsob
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:03:13.090 (210.804542) DEC = +02:24:19.14 (2.405317)
Discovery date: 2026-02-20 21:56:09.600 (JD=2461092.414)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-20 21:56:09.600
Flux: 22.85 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-19 22:53:46
Limiting flux: 22.62 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/2026esp