TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 28 [ 2016TNSTR..39....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-20 15:08:35
Date made public:
Sender: Darryl Wright
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS     Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS

Darryl Wright report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2016Y
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:53:17.450 (208.322708) DEC = +05:45:52.10 (5.764472)
Discovery date: 2016-01-17 15:05:45.000 (JD=2457405.1289931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-17 15:05:45.000
Flux: 19.4584 ABMag
Filter: w-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-01-12 14:24:00
Limiting flux: 20.4 ABMag
Filter: z-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016Y