Discovery certificate for object 2016cvy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 2748 [ 2016TNSTR.432....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-06-19 13:45:50
Sender: iPTF (iPTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: iPTF     Discovery Data Source: iPTF

L. Hangard, I. Manulis, on behalf of iPTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2016cvy
Discoverer internal name: iPTF16atk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:27:36.330 (231.901375) DEC = +57:51:23.32 (57.856478)
Discovery date: 2016-05-10 10:04:48.000 (JD=2457518.92)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-05-10 10:04:48.000
Flux: 20.19 ABMag
Filter: g-PTF
Instrument: CFH12k
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-05-05 10:04:48
Limiting flux: 21.3 ABMag
Filter: g-PTF
Instrument: CFH12k
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016cvy