Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati PSST$

Details on Acronym:   PS
  
PS (Pan-STARRS)
Note:Pan-STARRS Survey for Transients.
***** Avoid the usage of PS, prefer PSST
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   PSST
  
PSST (Pan-STARRS Survey for Transients)= (PS)
Write:<<PSST YYaaa>>
Object:Transient  (SIMBAD class: Transient = Transient Event)
Note:Pan-STARRS Survey for Transients, using data from the Pan-STARRS near-earth objects (NEO) observation program since mid-2014.
More information, including the object list, is available at https://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/ps1threepi/psdb/
See also PS1-YYaaa, for the period between 2010-2014, using data from the 3Pi survey operated by the Pan-STARRS1 Science Consortium.
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database