TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301082 [ 2026TNSTR1786....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-23 12:43:25
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 2026kkd
Discoverer internal name: WFST260315cnyov
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:23:51.410 (200.964208) DEC = +04:58:20.16 (4.972267)
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 17:19:40.800 (JD=2461146.222)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 17:19:40.800
Flux: 22.74 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-14 17:19:41
Limiting flux: 19.25 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/2026kkd