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%) 50/51 (98.04%) 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 37/41 (90.24%) 36/40 (90.00%) 28/31 (90.32%) 20/23 (86.96%) 17/19 (89.47%) 14/16 (87.50%) 8/9 (88.89%) 5/5 (100.00%) 2/2 (100.00%)
October 2025 41/43 (95.35%) 37/39 (94.87%) 33/34 (97.06%) 31/31 (100.00%) 24/24 (100.00%) 15/15 (100.00%) 9/9 (100.00%) 4/4 (100.00%) 2/2 (100.00%)
November 2025 24/25 (96.00%) 22/23 (95.65%) 19/20 (95.00%) 13/14 (92.86%) 9/9 (100.00%) 5/5 (100.00%) 4/4 (100.00%) 2/2 (100.00%) 2/2 (100.00%)
December 2025 51/52 (98.08%) 46/47 (97.87%) 42/43 (97.67%) 34/34 (100.00%) 30/30 (100.00%) 20/20 (100.00%) 14/14 (100.00%) 10/10 (100.00%) 7/7 (100.00%)
January 2026 24/26 (92.31%) 23/24 (95.83%) 20/20 (100.00%) 17/17 (100.00%) 11/11 (100.00%) 10/10 (100.00%) 8/8 (100.00%) 7/7 (100.00%) 3/3 (100.00%)
Total 459/472 (97.25%) 432/444 (97.30%) 389/398 (97.74%) 320/326 (98.16%) 251/254 (98.82%) 173/176 (98.30%) 118/120 (98.33%) 73/73 (100.00%) 40/40 (100.00%)



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.