TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301348 [ 2026TNSTR1806....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-24 13:58:14
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 2026kpv
Discoverer internal name: WFST260413aojqe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:27:34.510 (201.893792) DEC = +44:22:23.56 (44.373211)
Discovery date: 2026-04-13 20:22:33.600 (JD=2461144.349)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-13 20:22:33.600
Flux: 21.17 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-04 22:09:07
Limiting flux: 21.46 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/2026kpv