Bright transient discovered by PSST
ATel #7489; D. Wright, K. W. Smith, S. J. Smartt (Queen's University Belfast), M. Huber, K. C. Chambers, H. Flewelling, M. Willman, N. Primak, A. Schultz, B. Gibson, E. Magnier, C. Waters, J. Tonry, R. J. Wainscoat (IfA, Hawaii), R. J. Foley (Illinois), S. W. Jha (Rutgers), A. Rest (STScI), D. Scolnic (Chicago/KICP)
on 11 May 2015; 13:50 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Transients
Credential Certification: Stephen Smartt (s.smartt@qub.ac.uk)
Subjects: Optical, Request for Observations, Cataclysmic Variable, Nova, Supernovae, Transient, Young Stellar Object
A bright transient has been discovered as part of the Pan-STARRS Survey for Transients (PSST) at i=16.94. At Galactic coordinates l=71.9, b=5.1 this may be either an eruptive Galactic variable or background supernova. The transient sits between an R=17mag star and another fainter star to the north east, both of which are about 2 arcsecs away and resolved in the Pan-STARRS images. There is no host source visible in the Pan-STARRS i-band stack at the transient position to a depth of i ~ 22.
Information on all objects discovered by the Pan-STARRS Survey for Transients is available at http://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/ps1threepi/
(see Huber et al. ATel #7153). We will send all objects brighter than 18 mag as ATel alerts, while all other objects can be found on these
webpages.
Name | RA (J2000) | Dec (J2000) | Disc. Date | Disc Mag | filter | Notes
PS15ajn | 19 51 09.81 | +36 41 31.1 | 20150509 | 16.94 | i |
