TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301471 [ 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 2026ktc
Discoverer internal name: WFST260221cfpyr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:09:14.170 (182.309042) DEC = +50:53:01.17 (50.883658)
Discovery date: 2026-02-21 16:55:12.000 (JD=2461093.205)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-21 16:55:12.000
Flux: 21.42 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-13 15:02:53
Limiting flux: 20.04 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/2026ktc
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 2026ktc
Discoverer internal name: WFST260221cfpyr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:09:14.170 (182.309042) DEC = +50:53:01.17 (50.883658)
Discovery date: 2026-02-21 16:55:12.000 (JD=2461093.205)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-21 16:55:12.000
Flux: 21.42 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-13 15:02:53
Limiting flux: 20.04 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/2026ktc