TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 737 [ 2016TNSTR..86....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-02-06 14:33:02
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 2016abb
Discoverer internal name: PS16acz
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:26:51.590 (156.714959414) DEC = -03:15:34.99 (-3.25972049009)
Discovery date: 2016-02-01 10:39:17.000 (JD=2457419.9439468)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-01 10:39:17.000
Flux: 18.0135 ABMag
Filter: r-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1

Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS

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