TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 303025 [ 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 2026lzi
Discoverer internal name: WFST260422aktso
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 18:24:41.210 (276.171708) DEC = +58:08:11.64 (58.136567)
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 18:59:02.400 (JD=2461153.291)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-04-22 18:59:02.400
Flux: 20.31 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-04-20 20:21:07
Limiting flux: 20.33 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/2026lzi