TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301132 [ 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 2026klt
Discoverer internal name: WFST260409oqjr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:20:34.020 (170.14175) DEC = +36:22:55.97 (36.382214)
Discovery date: 2026-04-09 18:34:33.600 (JD=2461140.274)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-09 18:34:33.600
Flux: 20.87 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-04 19:46:34
Limiting flux: 21.18 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/2026klt