TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301138 [ 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 2026klx
Discoverer internal name: WFST260412abraf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:27:53.060 (246.971083) DEC = +24:14:03.85 (24.234403)
Discovery date: 2026-04-12 18:11:31.200 (JD=2461143.258)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-12 18:11:31.200
Flux: 21.38 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-06 20:03:50
Limiting flux: 22.3 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/2026klx