KEGS Discovery of Two Supernova Candidates in the K2 Campaign 10 Field
ATel #9363; A. Rest, G. M. Strampelli (STScI), A. Zenteno, D. J. James, R. C. Smith (CTIO), B. E. Tucker (ANU), P. Garnavich (Notre Dame), S. Margheim (Gemini), D. Kasen (UCB/LBL), R. Olling, E. Shaya (Maryland), F. Forster Buron (U. de Chile)
on 10 Aug 2016; 23:49 UT
Credential Certification: Armin Rest (arest@stsci.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae, Transient
KEGS, the Kepler Extra-Galactic Survey, reports the discovery of two supernova candidates using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam, NOAO2016B-0244) on the 4m Blanco Telescope at Cerro Tololo (CTIO). The Kepler extended mission (K2) is currently monitoring the field that includes KSN 2016D and KSN 2016E using a 30-minute cadence but a single broad filter. Spectroscopic confirmation and type, along with multi-color observations of this event are encouraged.
Name |RA (J2000) |Dec (J2000) |Mag |Age
KSN 2016D|12:14:06.682|-00:56:22.36|i~20 mag| ~1-2 weeks after peak
KSN 2016E|12:42:19.809|-02:17:46.64|i~21 mag| at peak
