TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 2893 [ 2016TNSTR.476....1C ]
Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-19 17:24:28
Date made public:
Sender: Darryl Wright
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS
K. C. Chambers, M. E. Huber, H. Flewelling, E. A. Magnier, N. Primak, A. Schultz, (IfA, University of Hawaii), S. J. Smartt, K. W. Smith, (Queen's University Belfast), J. Tonry, C. Waters, (IfA, University of Hawaii) D. E. Wright, D. R. Young (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2016dbg
Discoverer internal name: PS16dbs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:36:40.740 (339.16975) DEC = -16:02:41.50 (-16.044861)
Discovery date: 2016-07-07 13:12:00.000 (JD=2457577.05)
Potential host galaxy: APMUKS(BJ) B223359.96-161819.0
Remarks: This transient was discovered during the citizen science project Supernova Hunters run by the Zooniverse. The candidate was identified by volunteers including 'Blackprojects', 'nilium' and 'TED91'.
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-07-07 13:12:00.000
Flux: 21.389 ABMag
Filter: w-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-07-04 12:00:00
Limiting flux: 22 ABMag
Filter: w-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016dbg
Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-19 17:24:28
Date made public:
Sender: Darryl Wright
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS
K. C. Chambers, M. E. Huber, H. Flewelling, E. A. Magnier, N. Primak, A. Schultz, (IfA, University of Hawaii), S. J. Smartt, K. W. Smith, (Queen's University Belfast), J. Tonry, C. Waters, (IfA, University of Hawaii) D. E. Wright, D. R. Young (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.
IAU Designation: AT 2016dbg
Discoverer internal name: PS16dbs
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:36:40.740 (339.16975) DEC = -16:02:41.50 (-16.044861)
Discovery date: 2016-07-07 13:12:00.000 (JD=2457577.05)
Potential host galaxy: APMUKS(BJ) B223359.96-161819.0
Remarks: This transient was discovered during the citizen science project Supernova Hunters run by the Zooniverse. The candidate was identified by volunteers including 'Blackprojects', 'nilium' and 'TED91'.
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-07-07 13:12:00.000
Flux: 21.389 ABMag
Filter: w-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1
Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-07-04 12:00:00
Limiting flux: 22 ABMag
Filter: w-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016dbg