TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301153 [ 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 2026kmh
Discoverer internal name: WFST260409rfgo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:09:35.350 (167.397292) DEC = +55:56:06.40 (55.935111)
Discovery date: 2026-04-09 18:50:24.000 (JD=2461140.285)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-09 18:50:24.000
Flux: 20.78 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-01 19:50:53
Limiting flux: 18.6 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/2026kmh