MASTER OT J000008.72-334156.5 is probably a M-star flare

ATel #8198; Y. Cao, N. Blagorodnova (Caltech), S. B. Cenko (Goddard/UMd), A. MIller (Caltech/JPL) on behalf of the intermediate Palomar Transient Factory collaboration
on 20 Oct 2015; 21:16 UT
Credential Certification: Yi Cao (ycao@astro.caltech.edu)

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Following ATel #8166, we obtained a 300sec R-band image at the location of MASTER OT J000008.72-334156.5 with DEIMOS mounted on the Keck 2 telescope on 2015-10-18 UT and found a point-like source with R=21.7 mag. We also noticed a source at the same location in WISE with W1=16.6 mag. Therefore, we conclude that MASTER OT J000008.72-334156.5 is probably a galactic M-star flare. The R-W1 color corresponds to a M5V-M6V star.