TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 291045 [ 2026TNSTR.611....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-12 14:13:24
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 2026cyb
Discoverer internal name: WFST260210jogs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:09:50.980 (212.462417) DEC = +01:45:05.16 (1.751433)
Discovery date: 2026-02-09 21:04:19.200 (JD=2461081.378)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-09 21:04:19.200
Flux: 21.9 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-08 23:18:14
Limiting flux: 21.42 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://sandbox.wis-tns.org/object/2026cyb