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Bright Transients discovered by PSST

ATel #8857; K. W. Smith, D. Wright, 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 23 Mar 2016; 12:53 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Supernovae
Credential Certification: Ken Smith (k.w.smith@qub.ac.uk)

Subjects: Optical, Supernovae, Transient

Referred to by ATel #: 8900, 8913, 8916, 8926, 8931

Seven bright transients have been discovered as part of the Pan-STARRS Survey for Transients (PSST). 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      | PS Name | RA (J2000)  | Dec (J2000) | Disc. Date | Disc Mag | Notes 
AT2016bhr | PS16bho | 14 25 20.57 | +32 28 55.9 |  20160317  |  17.25 r |  (1) 
AT2016bip | PS16bio | 13 06 33.02 | +29 11 08.9 |  20160318  |  18.06 r |  (2) 
AT2016bit | PS16bis | 14 03 29.01 | -23 29 16.4 |  20160318  |  16.81 r |  (3) 
AT2016bji | PS16bjj | 11 44 04.38 | +46 48 32.1 |  20160319  |  18.16 r |  (4) 
AT2016bjz | PS16bka | 16 19 48.02 | +03 07 12.9 |  20160319  |  18.35 w |  (5) 
AT2016bkr | PS16bku | 11 03 21.01 | +71 53 12.7 |  20160320  |  17.34 i |  (6) 
AT2016bkj | PS16bkm | 15 59 38.95 | +19 05 05.0 |  20160320  |  17.83 i |  (7) 

(1) NED reports that the likely host is UGC 09241 with spectroscopic z=0.013926. The object appears to be very close to the galaxy core (0.44" or 0.12kpc).
(2) SDSS DR12 reports that the likely host (6.45" away) is SDSS J130633.14+291102.7 with spectroscopic z=0.03128. The object was not detected in r-band exposures taken on 20160228.
(3) No host is visible in the grizyw-band PS1 stacks.
(4) SDSS DR12 reports that the likely host (1.69" away) is SDSS J114404.49+464830.9. The object was not detected in i-band exposures taken on 20160221.
(5) NED reports that the likely host (4.19" away) is CGCG 052-003 with spectroscopic z=0.027929. The object was not detected in y-band exposures taken on 20160309.
(6) NED reports that the likely host (3.04" away) is 2MASX J11032043+7153141.
(7) SDSS DR12 reports that the likely host is SDSS J155938.96+190504.9 with spectroscopic z=0.03168. The object appears to be very close to the galaxy core (0.05" or 0.032kpc).