TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 286162 [ 2026TNSTR..79....1X ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-09 11:33:57
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 2026ig
Discoverer internal name: WFST260107tyvl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:08:09.380 (197.039083) DEC = +04:55:58.79 (4.932997)
Discovery date: 2026-01-07 22:43:40.800 (JD=2461048.447)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-07 22:43:40.800
Flux: 21.31 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-06 22:27:50
Limiting flux: 21.62 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026ig
Date Received (UTC): 2026-01-09 11:33:57
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 2026ig
Discoverer internal name: WFST260107tyvl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:08:09.380 (197.039083) DEC = +04:55:58.79 (4.932997)
Discovery date: 2026-01-07 22:43:40.800 (JD=2461048.447)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-01-07 22:43:40.800
Flux: 21.31 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-01-06 22:27:50
Limiting flux: 21.62 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026ig