TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301135 [ 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 2026klu
Discoverer internal name: WFST260411atidg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:35:47.910 (188.949625) DEC = +27:43:01.04 (27.716956)
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 20:52:48.000 (JD=2461146.37)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 20:52:48.000
Flux: 20.68 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-03 22:10:34
Limiting flux: 20.67 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/2026klu