TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 301480 [ 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 2026kti
Discoverer internal name: WFST260422acodj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:06:15.550 (271.564792) DEC = +37:24:29.00 (37.408056)
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 18:30:14.400 (JD=2461153.271)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 18:30:14.400
Flux: 21.34 ABMag
Filter: r-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/2026kti
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 2026kti
Discoverer internal name: WFST260422acodj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:06:15.550 (271.564792) DEC = +37:24:29.00 (37.408056)
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 18:30:14.400 (JD=2461153.271)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 18:30:14.400
Flux: 21.34 ABMag
Filter: r-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/2026kti