TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302146 [ 2026TNSTR1918....1X ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-02 15:03:05
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 2026lfu
Discoverer internal name: WFST260420wzrx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:30:12.390 (262.551625) DEC = +44:33:57.42 (44.56595)
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 20:03:50.400 (JD=2461151.336)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 20:03:50.400
Flux: 21.2 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-11 18:33:07
Limiting flux: 21.34 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/2026lfu
Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-02 15:03:05
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 2026lfu
Discoverer internal name: WFST260420wzrx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 17:30:12.390 (262.551625) DEC = +44:33:57.42 (44.56595)
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 20:03:50.400 (JD=2461151.336)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-20 20:03:50.400
Flux: 21.2 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-11 18:33:07
Limiting flux: 21.34 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/2026lfu