Discovery certificate for object 2016cu
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 104 [ 2016TNSTR..55....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-27 14:03:14
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 2016cu
Discoverer internal name: PS16cr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:15:47.553 (153.948136209) DEC = +17:01:36.20 (17.0267216067)
Discovery date: 2016-01-03 11:04:13.000 (JD=2457390.9612616)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-03 11:04:13.000
Flux: 18.6879 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/2016cu