TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301125 [ 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 2026klp
Discoverer internal name: WFST260406cbmlv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:29:34.610 (277.394208) DEC = +36:55:09.46 (36.919294)
Discovery date: 2026-04-06 21:40:19.200 (JD=2461137.403)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-06 21:40:19.200
Flux: 20.59 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-30 21:21:36
Limiting flux: 21.89 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/2026klp