TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303024 [ 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 2026lzh
Discoverer internal name: WFST260421aetil
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:41:06.000 (205.275) DEC = +32:34:54.95 (32.581931)
Discovery date: 2026-04-21 21:18:43.200 (JD=2461152.388)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-21 21:18:43.200
Flux: 21.05 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-17 19:58:05
Limiting flux: 22.71 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/2026lzh