TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301462 [ 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 2026kst
Discoverer internal name: WFST260420hzbu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:35:19.910 (218.832958) DEC = +04:37:11.10 (4.61975)
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 18:15:50.400 (JD=2461151.261)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 18:15:50.400
Flux: 22.38 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-20 15:20:10
Limiting flux: 18.21 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/2026kst