Discovery certificate for object 2016bn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 71 [ 2016TNSTR..55....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-27 14:01:47
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 2016bn
Discoverer internal name: PS16az
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:29:59.328 (67.4972018687) DEC = +06:30:49.12 (6.51364491396)
Discovery date: 2016-01-01 08:02:38.000 (JD=2457388.835162)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-01 08:02:38.000
Flux: 21.0593 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/2016bn