Discovery certificate for object 2016ao
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 46 [ 2016TNSTR..55....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-27 14:00:39
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: AT 2016ao
Discoverer internal name: PS16ac
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:45:53.737 (56.4739026558) DEC = +07:29:25.91 (7.49053094497)
Discovery date: 2016-01-01 06:54:32.000 (JD=2457388.7878704)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-01 06:54:32.000
Flux: 21.3311 ABMag
Filter: w-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/2016ao