TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301453 [ 2026TNSTR1826....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-04-25 15:33:41
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 2026ksk
Discoverer internal name: WFST0626cdta
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:16:09.340 (199.038917) DEC = +03:59:11.41 (3.986503)
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 15:27:21.600 (JD=2461147.144)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-16 15:27:21.600
Flux: 22.32 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-15 17:11:02
Limiting flux: 22.77 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/2026ksk