TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302205 [ 2026TNSTR1924....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-03 15:31:52
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 2026lhc
Discoverer internal name: WFST260415bhjjf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:12:32.290 (273.134542) DEC = +36:13:08.37 (36.218992)
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 21:05:45.600 (JD=2461146.379)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-15 21:05:45.600
Flux: 21.76 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-06 21:38:53
Limiting flux: 21.71 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/2026lhc