| Internal name | KATS26K001 | ![]() |
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| RA/DEC (2000) | 16 44 58.19 -12 01 14.4 | ||
| Discovery date (UT) | 2026-05-17.77665 | ||
| Discovery Mag (Clear) | 16.12CV | ||
| Host name | Oph | ||
| Host Redshift | |||
| Type | |||
| Redshift | |||
| Other name/s | AT 2026nco ZTF26aaxhwhr |
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| References | Discovery image taken around 2026 May. 17.77665 UT at N86 | PanSTARRS-1 Image | |
| Reporter/s | Ziyang Mai, Jianlin Xu, Mi Zhang, Guoyou Sun, Jiangao Ruan, Jingyuan Zhao, Wenjie Zhou, Yong Ma, Ye, Zhuoyang Chen (Xingming Obs.), Hanjie Tan (AUUK), Guangwei Wu (NAAA), Xing Gao, Ali Esamdin, Chunhai Bai, Yong Wang (XAO), on behalf of the KATS team | ||
| Remarks | Cataclysmic variable candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at https://xjltp.china-vo.org/kats26k001.html | ||
| Discovery report | We report the discovery of a cataclysmic variable candidate (mag C = 16.12 ± 0.23). The object was detected on several 60-s survey images (limiting mag ~19.5) taken on 2026 May. 17.77665 UT by Xing Gao in the course of the KATS survey of Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory. | ||
| Comments | |||
| KATS26K001 C2026 05 07.82892 16 44 58.29 -12 01 14.2 >19.50CV N86 KATS26K001 C2026 05 17.77665 16 44 58.19 -12 01 14.4 16.12+-0.23CV N86 |
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