Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 02 27.3949  2461098.8949  12.94  15:51:36.45 -23:53:07.5
347.58273  22.97704 galactic  Sco  Second-epoch detections are separated by 8.7" and 8.2 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
 online_id        | target                       | 15:51:36.45 -23:53:07.5 (user input)  | T                | P                    |  (position from user input)                                                  
Check this position in TNS.
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_06-09-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0016.fits


Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-03_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0184.fits


Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0185.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_06-09-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0016.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-01_CI_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_065205_TTUQ2b1x1_8145_Ja5cPDkm/Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-03_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0184.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-01_CI_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_065205_TTUQ2b1x1_8145_Ja5cPDkm/Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0185.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_06-09-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0016.fits  wcs_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-03_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0184.fits -crosshair 951.00452 4342.98535 image    wcs_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0185.fits -crosshair 943.03351 4341.00049 image   

./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_06-09-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0016.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-21_05-57-36_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0588.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-01_CI_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_065205_TTUQ2b1x1_8145_Ja5cPDkm/Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-03_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0184.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-01_CI_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_065205_TTUQ2b1x1_8145_Ja5cPDkm/Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0185.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-01_CI_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_065205_TTUQ2b1x1_8145_Ja5cPDkm

Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code! The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter. Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code. The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:

     TAU0008  C2026 02 27.39489 15 51 36.45 -23 53 07.5          12.9 R      500

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 02 27.39461 15 51 36.75 -23 53 06.1          12.9 R      500
     TAU0008  C2026 02 27.39518 15 51 36.15 -23 53 08.9          13.0 R      500

You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services:
MPChecker (in case the button does not work)
NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets)
sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work)
fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)

Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP. Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!

TCP 2026 02 27.3949*  15 51 36.45 -23 53 07.5  12.9 U             Sco       9 0

Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc89 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
target,2461098.8949,12.94,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
target 20260227.3949 12.94CV NMW


The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs

The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to  vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images and produce the finder charts
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_06-09-13_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0016.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-01_CI_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_065205_TTUQ2b1x1_8145_Ja5cPDkm/Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-03_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0184.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-03-01_CI_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_065205_TTUQ2b1x1_8145_Ja5cPDkm/Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-53_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0185.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i && util/make_finding_chart_script.sh wcs_`basename $i` 15:51:36.45 -23:53:07.5 ;done 
# Combine the finder charts into one image (note the '*' symbols meaning the command will work only if you have a single transient in that field)
montage resample_wcs_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_06-09-13_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0016_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0185_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v1.png
montage resample_wcs_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_06-09-13_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0016_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0184_fits__*pix_nofov.png -tile 2x1 -geometry +0+0 finder_chart_v2.png
# Create GIF animation
convert -delay 50 -loop 0   resample_wcs_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_06-09-13_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0016_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-53_20_00sec_-15_00C_LIGHT_0185_fits__*pix.png animation_v1.gif
convert -delay 50 -loop 0   resample_wcs_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-01-18_06-09-13_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0016_fits__*pix.png resample_wcs_Sco-02-Q2b1x1_2026-02-27_03-28-03_20_00sec_-14_90C_LIGHT_0184_fits__*pix.png animation_v2.gif