TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301098 [ 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 2026kkt
Discoverer internal name: WFST260416ezhs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:16:24.810 (199.103375) DEC = -02:20:56.50 (-2.349028)
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 14:38:24.000 (JD=2461147.11)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 14:38:24.000
Flux: 21.74 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-14 14:36:58
Limiting flux: 20.53 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/2026kkt