TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302986 [ 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 2026lyd
Discoverer internal name: WFST260503pgcj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:26:28.620 (216.61925) DEC = -01:34:58.52 (-1.582922)
Discovery date: 2026-05-03 15:31:40.800 (JD=2461164.147)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-03 15:31:40.800
Flux: 21.66 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-02 16:32:10
Limiting flux: 20.36 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/2026lyd
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 2026lyd
Discoverer internal name: WFST260503pgcj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:26:28.620 (216.61925) DEC = -01:34:58.52 (-1.582922)
Discovery date: 2026-05-03 15:31:40.800 (JD=2461164.147)
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-03 15:31:40.800
Flux: 21.66 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-02 16:32:10
Limiting flux: 20.36 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/2026lyd