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Table 1
Partner instrument characteristic properties.
| Name | Band | FOV (square degrees) | Aperture (m) | Exposure time (s) | Limiting magnitude |
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| Palomar Transient Factory | Optical | 7.3 | 1.2 | 60 | 20.5 |
| Pi of the Sky | Optical | 400 | 0.072 | 10 | 11.5 |
| QUEST | Optical | 9.4 | 1 | 60 | 20 |
| ROTSE III | Optical | 3.4 | 0.45 | 20 | 17.5 |
| SkyMapper | Optical | 5.7 | 1.35 | 110 | 21 |
| TAROT | Optical | 3.4 | 0.25 | 180 | 17.5 |
| Zadko Telescope | Optical | 0.15 | 1 | 180 | 20 |
| Liverpool Telescope | Optical | 0.0058 | 2 | 3600 | 21 |
| LOFAR | Radio | ~25 | N/A | 14 400 | N/A |
| Swift | X-ray | 0.15 | N/A | 200−5000 | N/A |
| Swift | UV, Optical | 0.078 | 0.3 | 200−5000 | 24 |
Notes. Some characteristics of instruments involved in the search. The shown limiting magnitudes are estimates, assuming favorable observing conditions.
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