Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

CBAT "Transient Objects Confirmation Page" -- Key to Discoverers

For data where the discoverer remains anonymous during the confirmation process, column 96 is a 1-digit number specifying the experience of the discoverer(s) in terms of the number of confirmed prior discoveries announced by the CBAT. Below is a Key to discoverers who post data on the TOCP who wish to be known up front, in which single Roman letters are used to identify the discoverer (individual or group). Discoverers who wish to be added to the list below should contact the Bureau.

B = Tom Boles (Coddenham, England)

C = CHASE program (Cerro Tololo, Chile)

D = Catalina Real-time Transient Survey

H = Kamil Hornoch (Ondrejov Observatory, Czech Rep.)

I = Koichi Itagaki (Yamagata, Japan)

J = Brazilian Supernovae Search (Cristovao Jacques et al.)

L = Lick Observatory Supernova Search

M = Berto Monard (Pretoria, South Africa)

N = Koichi Nishiyama and Fujio Kabashima (Japan)

P = Tim Puckett's Supernova Search Program

R = Guoyuo Sun and Jiangao Ruan (China)

S = La Sagra Sky Survey (Spain)

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