TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 302988 [ 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: SN 2026lyf
Discoverer internal name: WFST260507zgf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:08:52.320 (167.218) DEC = +05:28:37.82 (5.477172)
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 14:25:26.400 (JD=2461168.101)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-07 14:25:26.400
Flux: 20.75 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-06 14:31:12
Limiting flux: 20.15 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/2026lyf