| Internal name | KATS26J004 |  |
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| RA/DEC (2000) | 17 44 24.28 +12 48 29.8 | ||
| Discovery date (UT) | 2026-05-08.83556 | ||
| Discovery Mag (Clear) | 18.34CV | ||
| Host name | Oph | ||
| Host Redshift | |||
| Type | |||
| Redshift | |||
| Other name/s | AT 2026lqa ZTF26aauyjht |
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| References | Discovery image taken around 2026 May. 08.83556 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 | Microlensing event candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at https://xjltp.china-vo.org/kats26j004.html | ||
| Discovery report | We report the discovery of a Microlensing event candidate (mag C = 18.34 ± 0.17). The object was detected on several 60-s survey images (limiting mag ~19.5) taken on 2026 May. 08.83556 UT by Xing Gao in the course of the KATS survey of Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory. | ||
| Comments | |||
| KATS26J004 C2026 04 27.86877 17 44 24.46 +12 48 29.4 >19.50CV N86 KATS26J004 C2026 05 08.83556 17 44 24.28 +12 48 29.8 18.34+-0.17CV N86 |
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