TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 95979 [ 2021TNSTR..71....1C ]
Date Received (UTC): 2021-01-07 14:23:26
Sender: Pan-STARRS1 (PS1_Bot1)
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS
K. C. Chambers, T. de Boer, J. Bulger, J. Fairlamb, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, T. Lowe, E. Magnier, A. Schultz, R. J. Wainscoat, M. Willman (IfA, University of Hawaii), K. W. Smith, D. R. Young, O. McBrien, J. Gillanders, S. Srivastav, M. Fulton, S. J. Smartt, D. O'Neill, P. Clark, S. Sim (Queen's University Belfast), D. E. Wright (University of Minnesota) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2021ot
Discoverer internal name: PS21cd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:06:44.851 (46.6868812298) DEC = -11:39:50.95 (-11.6641538369)
Discovery date: 2021-01-04 07:27:50.400 (JD=2459218.811)
Remarks: This transient was discovered with the help of citizen science project Supernova Hunters run by Zooniverse. The candidate was identified by volunteers including kstanek, Emma Pitzer and Seth
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-01-04 07:27:50.400
Flux: 20.83 ABMag
Filter: w-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1
Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2021ot
Date Received (UTC): 2021-01-07 14:23:26
Sender: Pan-STARRS1 (PS1_Bot1)
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS
K. C. Chambers, T. de Boer, J. Bulger, J. Fairlamb, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, T. Lowe, E. Magnier, A. Schultz, R. J. Wainscoat, M. Willman (IfA, University of Hawaii), K. W. Smith, D. R. Young, O. McBrien, J. Gillanders, S. Srivastav, M. Fulton, S. J. Smartt, D. O'Neill, P. Clark, S. Sim (Queen's University Belfast), D. E. Wright (University of Minnesota) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2021ot
Discoverer internal name: PS21cd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:06:44.851 (46.6868812298) DEC = -11:39:50.95 (-11.6641538369)
Discovery date: 2021-01-04 07:27:50.400 (JD=2459218.811)
Remarks: This transient was discovered with the help of citizen science project Supernova Hunters run by Zooniverse. The candidate was identified by volunteers including kstanek, Emma Pitzer and Seth
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2021-01-04 07:27:50.400
Flux: 20.83 ABMag
Filter: w-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1
Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2021ot