AT 2018pw is a supernova candidate discovered in February 2018 by members of the Supernova Hunters science project [1] in the central right border of the Aries constellation .
| AT 2018pw | |
|---|---|
| Observational data ( Age J2000.0) | |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Galactic coordinates | 145.3739883 -49.0467245 |
| opening date | February 4, 2018 |
| Maximum Shine (V) | 18.44 |
| physical characteristics | |
| Ancestor | 2MASX J01503330 + 1113568 |
Discoverers
- KC Chambers (IfA, University of Hawaii)
- ME Huber (IfA, University of Hawaii)
- H. Flewelling (IfA, University of Hawaii)
- EA Magnier (IfA, University of Hawaii)
- A. Schultz (IfA, University of Hawaii)
- T. Lowe (IfA, University of Hawaii)
- J. Bulger (IfA, University of Hawaii)
- SJ Smartt (Queens University of Belfast)
- KW Smith (Queens University of Belfast)
- J. Tonry (IfA, University of Hawaii)
- C. Waters (IfA, University of Hawaii)
- DE Wright (University of Minnesota)
- DR Young (Queens University of Belfast)
- S. Barquin (Supernova Hunters Project)
- J. Campos (Supernova Hunters Project)
- BL Goodwin (Supernova Hunters Project)
Additional comments were made in February 2018 by the ATLAS Group, naming this object “ATLAS18mev”.
Notes
- ↑ Supernova Hunters Results . Zoouniverse.org . Date of treatment February 20, 2018.