ZTF CATS 150

About the ZTF CATS150 Experiment:


CATS150 is a volume-limited supernova sample. We attempt to save and classify all local (<150 Mpc / z<0.0331) SN found in the ZTF alert stream. We try to save transients with a physical seperation less than 30 kpc from their associated NED LVS host galaxy (for z>0.01) or with a visible association with the host galaxy (for z<0.01).


Completeness (2025)



Figure 1. Cumulative completeness for all saved CATS150 sources as a function of apparent magnitude. The sources used are filtered to be brighter than -10 in absolute magnitude (this removes some non-SN sources such as nearby classical novae).


Table 1. Classification success statistics by limiting magnitude for sources within the CATS150 volume.

Peak app. mag ≤ 20.0 ≤ 19.5 ≤ 19.0 ≤ 18.5 ≤ 18.0 ≤ 17.5 ≤ 17.0 ≤ 16.5 ≤ 16.0
January 2025 2/2 (100.00%) 2/2 (100.00%) 2/2 (100.00%) 1/1 (100.00%) 1/1 (100.00%) 1/1 (100.00%) 1/1 (100.00%) -- --
February 2025 51/52 (98.08%) 48/49 (97.96%) 47/48 (97.92%) 42/43 (97.67%) 35/35 (100.00%) 22/22 (100.00%) 16/16 (100.00%) 11/11 (100.00%) 3/3 (100.00%)
March 2025 28/29 (96.55%) 27/28 (96.43%) 25/26 (96.15%) 21/22 (95.45%) 17/18 (94.44%) 14/15 (93.33%) 7/8 (87.50%) 7/7 (100.00%) 3/3 (100.00%)
April 2025 21/21 (100.00%) 21/21 (100.00%) 19/19 (100.00%) 15/15 (100.00%) 12/12 (100.00%) 10/10 (100.00%) 6/6 (100.00%) 3/3 (100.00%) 2/2 (100.00%)
May 2025 40/40 (100.00%) 35/35 (100.00%) 29/29 (100.00%) 25/25 (100.00%) 21/21 (100.00%) 15/15 (100.00%) 10/10 (100.00%) 5/5 (100.00%) 2/2 (100.00%)
June 2025 48/48 (100.00%) 46/46 (100.00%) 42/42 (100.00%) 33/33 (100.00%) 24/24 (100.00%) 14/14 (100.00%) 10/10 (100.00%) 4/4 (100.00%) 4/4 (100.00%)
July 2025 36/36 (100.00%) 35/35 (100.00%) 33/33 (100.00%) 26/26 (100.00%) 17/17 (100.00%) 12/12 (100.00%) 11/11 (100.00%) 6/6 (100.00%) 5/5 (100.00%)
August 2025 56/57 (98.25%) 54/55 (98.18%) 49/50 (98.00%) 42/42 (100.00%) 33/33 (100.00%) 21/21 (100.00%) 14/14 (100.00%) 9/9 (100.00%) 5/5 (100.00%)
September 2025 36/40 (90.00%) 35/39 (89.74%) 27/31 (87.10%) 20/23 (86.96%) 16/18 (88.89%) 14/16 (87.50%) 8/9 (88.89%) 5/5 (100.00%) 2/2 (100.00%)
October 2025 30/42 (71.43%) 28/38 (73.68%) 24/32 (75.00%) 24/29 (82.76%) 17/20 (85.00%) 10/12 (83.33%) 6/8 (75.00%) 3/4 (75.00%) 1/2 (50.00%)
November 2025 1/2 (50.00%) 1/2 (50.00%) 1/2 (50.00%) 1/1 (100.00%) 1/1 (100.00%) 1/1 (100.00%) 1/1 (100.00%) 1/1 (100.00%) 1/1 (100.00%)
Total 349/369 (94.58%) 332/350 (94.86%) 298/314 (94.90%) 250/260 (96.15%) 194/200 (97.00%) 134/139 (96.40%) 90/94 (95.74%) 54/55 (98.18%) 28/29 (96.55%)



Figure 2. NED LVS Host galaxy separation for all saved CATS150 sources as a function of Date saved.


Figure 3. Peak Apparent Magnitude for all saved CATS150 sources as a function of Date saved.


Figure 4. Peak Absolute Magnitude for all saved CATS150 sources as a function of Date saved.