| Internal name | KATS26F003 | ![]() |
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| RA/DEC (2000) | 07 26 12.42 +01 18 20.4 | ||
| Discovery date (UT) | 2026-03-25.72983 | ||
| Discovery Mag (Clear) | 16.23CV | ||
| Host name | Cmi | ||
| Host Redshift | |||
| Type | |||
| Redshift | |||
| Other name/s | AT 2026hix ZTF26aapunzq |
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| References | Discovery image taken around 2026 Mar. 25.72983 UT at N86 | PanSTARRS-1 Image | |
| Reporter/s | Jianlin Xu, Mi Zhang, Ziyang Mai, 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/kats26f003.html | ||
| Discovery report | We report the discovery of a cataclysmic variable candidate (mag C = 16.23 ± 0.13). The object was detected on several 60-s survey images (limiting mag ~19.5) taken on 2026 Mar. 25.72983 UT by Xing Gao in the course of the KATS survey of Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory. | ||
| Comments | |||
| KATS26F003 C2026 03 16.65979 07 26 12.44 +01 18 20.5 >19.50CV N86 KATS26F003 C2026 03 25.72983 07 26 12.42 +01 18 20.4 16.23+-0.13CV N86 |
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