Discovery certificate for object 2016acq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 779 [ 2016TNSTR..86....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-02-06 22:25:21
Sender: Dr. David Young
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS     Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS

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

IAU Designation: SN 2016acq
Discoverer internal name: PS16aep
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:16:24.594 (124.102473406) DEC = +25:59:35.24 (25.9931213698)
Discovery date: 2016-02-04 07:24:59.000 (JD=2457422.8090162)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-04 07:24:59.000
Flux: 20.2416 ABMag
Filter: w-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/2016acq