PTF weekly SN discovery report, June 17, 2011
ATel #3442; Avishay Gal-Yam (Weizmann), Peter Nugent (LBL), Yen-Chen Pan, Mark Sullivan (Oxford) for the PTF
on 20 Jun 2011; 13:10 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Supernovae
Credential Certification: Avishay Gal-Yam (avishay.gal-yam@weizmann.ac.il)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae
The PTF (ATEL #1964, #3253; http://www.astro.caltech.edu/ptf/ ; Law et al. 2009, PASP, 121, 1395; Rau et al. 2009, PASP, 121, 1334) reports the discovery of 5 new supernovae. PTF discoveries are made by autonomous PTF software, as well as by the Galaxy Zoo Supernova Project (Smith et al. 2011, MNRAS, 412, 1309; http://supernova.galaxyzoo.org ).
Name | RA (J2000) | Dec (J2000) | Discovery | Mag | Redshift | Type | Spec. | Phase | Instrument | Notes
PTF11foq | 16 53 56.45 | +26 46 43.3 | Jun 07.38 | 22.1 | 0.22 | SN Ia | Jun 13 | 0 d | WHT+ISIS |
PTF11for | 12 34 07.11 | +11 29 31.0 | Jun 08.24 | 20.6 | 0.128 | SN Ia | Jun 12 | 0 d | WHT+ISIS |
PTF11fqf | 14 11 40.09 | +59 41 22.6 | Jun 09.36 | 20.0 | 0.14 | SN Ia | Jun 13 | | WHT+ISIS |
PTF11fqh | 15 52 55.48 | +41 57 59.1 | Jun 09.41 | 20.1 | 0.19 | SN Ia | Jun 13 | 0 d | WHT+ISIS |
PTF11ftc | 21 06 39.24 | -13 33 09.5 | Jun 10.46 | 18.1 | 0.03 | SN II | Jun 13 | | WHT+ISIS |
PTF is a collaboration of Caltech, LCOGT, the Weizmann Institute, LBNL, Oxford, Columbia, IPAC, and Berkeley.
