TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303009 [ 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 2026lyx
Discoverer internal name: WFST260412uqhf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:38:11.960 (219.549833) DEC = +24:57:27.77 (24.957714)
Discovery date: 2026-04-12 17:49:55.200 (JD=2461143.243)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-12 17:49:55.200
Flux: 20.97 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-05 21:21:36
Limiting flux: 21.43 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/2026lyx