TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 285995 [ 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 2026fk
Discoverer internal name: WFST260106jrex
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:08:38.030 (32.158458) DEC = +03:04:06.69 (3.068525)
Discovery date: 2026-01-06 13:55:12.000 (JD=2461047.08)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-06 13:55:12.000
Flux: 22.56 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-05 14:05:17
Limiting flux: 22.5 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/2026fk
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 2026fk
Discoverer internal name: WFST260106jrex
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:08:38.030 (32.158458) DEC = +03:04:06.69 (3.068525)
Discovery date: 2026-01-06 13:55:12.000 (JD=2461047.08)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-06 13:55:12.000
Flux: 22.56 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-05 14:05:17
Limiting flux: 22.5 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/2026fk