Discovery certificate for object 2016dan
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 2874 [ 2016TNSTR.476....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-19 14:37:05
Sender: Dr. Darryl Wright
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS     Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS

K. C. Chambers, M. E. Huber, H. Flewelling, E. A. Magnier, N. Primak, A. Schultz, (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 2016dan
Discoverer internal name: PS16dcj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:47:47.340 (356.94725) DEC = +05:03:29.20 (5.058111)
Discovery date: 2016-07-07 14:11:02.000 (JD=2457577.0909954)

Potential host galaxy: SDSS J234747.26+050328.2
Host redshift: 0.155

Remarks: This transient was discovered during the citizen science project Supernova Hunters run by the Zooniverse. The candidate was identified by volunteers including 'Kaziz', 'sean63' and 'BLGoodwin'.

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-07-07 14:11:02.000
Flux: 20.729 ABMag
Filter: w-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/2016dan