| Internal name | KATS26K003 |  |
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| RA/DEC (2000) | 18 38 57.64 +04 04 56.3 | ||
| Discovery date (UT) | 2026-05-24.83705 | ||
| Discovery Mag (Clear) | 19.04CV | ||
| Host name | Cas | ||
| Host Redshift | |||
| Type | |||
| Redshift | |||
| Other name/s | AT 2026npj ZTF26aaxttuf |
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| References | Discovery image taken around 2026 May. 24.83705 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/kats26k003.html | ||
| Discovery report | We report the discovery of a cataclysmic variable candidate (mag C = 19.04 ± 0.21). The object was detected on several 60-s survey images (limiting mag ~19.5) taken on 2026 May. 24.83705 UT by Xing Gao in the course of the KATS survey of Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory. | ||
| Comments | |||
| KATS26K003 C2026 05 08.82903 18 38 57.69 +04 04 56.7 >19.50CV N86 KATS26K003 C2026 05 24.83705 18 38 57.64 +04 04 56.3 19.04+-0.21CV N86 |
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