| Internal name | KATS26E001 | ![]() |
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| RA/DEC (2000) | 07 07 23.79 +23 23 11.2 | ||
| Discovery date (UT) | 2026-03-07.79838 | ||
| Discovery Mag (Clear) | 18.03CV | ||
| Host name | Gem | ||
| Host Redshift | |||
| Type | |||
| Redshift | |||
| Other name/s | AT 2026fde ZTF26aakbbdv |
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| References | Discovery image taken around 2026 Mar. 07.79838 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 | Cataclysmic variable candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at https://xjltp.china-vo.org/kats26e001.html | ||
| Discovery report | We report the discovery of a cataclysmic variable candidate (mag C = 18.03 ± 0.21). The object was detected on several 60-s survey images (limiting mag ~19.5) taken on 2026 Mar. 07.79838 UT by Xing Gao in the course of the KATS survey of Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory. | ||
| Comments | |||
| KATS26E001 C2026 02 24.71918 07 07 23.64 +23 24 11.1 >19.50CV N86 KATS26E001 C2026 03 07.79838 07 07 23.79 +23 23 11.2 18.03+-0.21CV N86 |
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