TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303004 [ 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 2026lys
Discoverer internal name: WFST260406akkns
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:54:39.730 (223.665542) DEC = +33:11:35.77 (33.193269)
Discovery date: 2026-04-06 18:44:38.400 (JD=2461137.281)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-06 18:44:38.400
Flux: 20.62 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-03-29 22:17:46
Limiting flux: 22.91 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/2026lys