| Internal name | KATS26A008 | ![]() |
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| RA/DEC (2000) | 06 01 58.69 +28 30 33.0 | ||
| Discovery date (UT) | 2026-01-14.73746 | ||
| Discovery Mag (Clear) | 19.21CV | ||
| Host name | WISEA J060159.59+283034.0 | ||
| Host Redshift | 0.04054 | ||
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| Redshift | |||
| Other name/s | AT 2026afh ZTF26aabacbd |
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| References | Discovery image taken around 2026 Jan. 14.73746 UT at N86 | PanSTARRS-1 Image | |
| Reporter/s | 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 | SN candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at https://xjltp.china-vo.org/kats26a008.html | ||
| Discovery report | We report the discovery of a SN candidate (mag C = 19.21 ± 0.23). The object was detected on several 60-s survey images (limiting mag ~19.5) taken on 2026 Jan. 14.73746 UT by Xing Gao in the course of the KATS survey of Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory. | ||
| Comments | |||
| KATS26A008 C2026 01 07.87822 06 01 58.67 +28 30 33.4 >19.50CV N86 KATS26A008 C2026 01 14.73746 06 01 58.69 +28 30 33.0 19.21+-0.23CV N86 |
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