The Photometric LSST Astronomical Time-series Classification Challenge (PLAsTicCc): Data set The PLASTICC team:;," Tarek Allam Jt.? Anita Bahmanyar, Rahul Biswas,* Mi Dai,S Lluis Galbany,° Renée Hlozek,* Emille Ishida,” Saurabh W. Jha,® David O. Jones, Rick Kessler,? Michelle Lochner, '°.'' Ashish Mahabal,'?:'° Alex Malz,'* '® Kaisey Mandel,"® "7 Juan Ratael Martinez-Galarza,'® Jason McEwen,? Daniel Muthukrishna,'® Gautham Narayan, '? Hiranya Peiris,*:? Christina M. Peters,? Kara Ponder," and Christian Setzer! (LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration and the LSST Transients and Variable Stars Science Collaboration aor, Oa Lenn, Hobuy HR, Dering RST UK Unsamty o!Pabugh, 560 Alen Hal, 3847 CHa St Pb 1520 "papier of Atanas Asp, Unvesty of Ca Santa Cn, CA 2084, USA “kai rate or Commo! Pye, Unvert of Cheagn, Casas 067. USA carer Bat ren Osco, Cio ee of Tetley Pada, CA 91125, USA "can Conley and Pre Phys, Nw York Unie, 7 Brody, New Yk, NY 1004, USA "ogpartimert of Pye, Mew Yr Una, 726 Dosa, New Yr NY 2004, USA ietaea eranony and Ka neat Carma Masry Boas Canary, C83 OMA, UK sate Loon, OPUS, Uoy of Cantesg, Nabe Rost, Camby, C83 OME, US "Haru Stern Carte Aare, 69 Caen Sheet Mal Sop 66 Centre MA 02198 ent of Pryce an Aeron, Unveraty Cage London, anor Stet Londen, MCNE WT Uk "ae Car hr Coxmatgen Physics art Hal 24, Unveray of Catena Bey Berey CA 34730, USA uns Space So Department of onary The Photometric LSST Astronomical Time Series Classification Challenge (PLAsTiCC) is an open data challenge to classify simulated astronomical time-series data in preparation for observations from the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), which will achieve first light in 2019 and commence its 10-year main survey in 2022. LSST will revolutionize