TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293550 [ 2026TNSTR.901....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-03 13:17:55
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: SN 2026evg
Discoverer internal name: WFST260226yrnf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:48:52.920 (207.2205) DEC = +00:59:50.45 (0.997347)
Discovery date: 2026-02-26 22:35:02.400 (JD=2461098.441)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-26 22:35:02.400
Flux: 21.36 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-24 22:55:12
Limiting flux: 22.37 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/2026evg