TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301475 [ 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 2026kte
Discoverer internal name: WFST260330bfzdb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:42:02.370 (280.509875) DEC = +41:54:16.04 (41.904456)
Discovery date: 2026-03-30 21:31:40.800 (JD=2461130.397)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-30 21:31:40.800
Flux: 21.2 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No available data for forced photometry.
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026kte
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 2026kte
Discoverer internal name: WFST260330bfzdb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:42:02.370 (280.509875) DEC = +41:54:16.04 (41.904456)
Discovery date: 2026-03-30 21:31:40.800 (JD=2461130.397)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-03-30 21:31:40.800
Flux: 21.2 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Archival info: Other
Remarks: No available data for forced photometry.
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026kte