Discovery certificate for object 2016adt
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 808 [ 2016TNSTR.102....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-02-11 16:22:35
Sender: Dr. David Young
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS     Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS

K. C. Chambers, M. E. Huber, H. Flewelling, E. A. Magnier, N. Primak, A. Schulz, (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 2016adt
Discoverer internal name: PS16afl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:58:08.969 (134.537372892) DEC = +13:04:51.70 (13.0810283644)
Discovery date: 2016-01-30 00:00:00.000 (JD=2457417.5)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-30 00:00:00.000
Flux: 18.67 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/2016adt