TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 736 [ 2016TNSTR..86....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-02-06 14:33:00
Date made public:
Sender: David Young
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS     Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS

David Young report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2016aba
Discoverer internal name: PS16acy
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:23:59.784 (155.999100516) DEC = -14:48:21.59 (-14.8059970048)
Discovery date: 2016-02-01 11:46:58.000 (JD=2457419.9909491)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-01 11:46:58.000
Flux: 19.7208 ABMag
Filter: r-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1

Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS

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