TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301465 [ 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 2026ksw
Discoverer internal name: WFST260421ajbv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:56:33.860 (164.141083) DEC = +03:23:51.04 (3.397511)
Discovery date: 2026-04-21 14:08:09.600 (JD=2461152.089)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-21 14:08:09.600
Flux: 21.49 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-19 14:03:50
Limiting flux: 20.22 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/2026ksw
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 2026ksw
Discoverer internal name: WFST260421ajbv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:56:33.860 (164.141083) DEC = +03:23:51.04 (3.397511)
Discovery date: 2026-04-21 14:08:09.600 (JD=2461152.089)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-21 14:08:09.600
Flux: 21.49 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-19 14:03:50
Limiting flux: 20.22 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/2026ksw