TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302976 [ 2026TNSTR2031....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-10 14:43:32
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 2026lxt
Discoverer internal name: WFST260428glnz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:47:52.360 (206.968167) DEC = +01:54:39.00 (1.910833)
Discovery date: 2026-04-28 16:42:14.400 (JD=2461159.196)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-28 16:42:14.400
Flux: 21.13 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-27 17:55:41
Limiting flux: 20.8 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/2026lxt