TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302281 [ 2026TNSTR1932....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-04 15:25:44
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 2026liw
Discoverer internal name: WFST260411bgtmu
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:49:54.240 (222.476) DEC = +38:20:36.87 (38.343575)
Discovery date: 2026-04-11 21:17:16.800 (JD=2461142.387)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-11 21:17:16.800
Flux: 20.42 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/2026liw