TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301120 [ 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 2026kll
Discoverer internal name: WFST260406baicy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:19:49.590 (169.956625) DEC = +29:48:16.56 (29.8046)
Discovery date: 2026-04-06 19:58:04.800 (JD=2461137.332)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-06 19:58:04.800
Flux: 21.04 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-02 20:28:19
Limiting flux: 20.55 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/2026kll