TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 4254 [ 2016TNSTR.556....1C ]
Date Received (UTC): 2016-08-12 17:42:23
Sender: Pan-STARRS1 (PS1_Bot1)
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS1 Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS1
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 2016exi
Discoverer internal name: PS16drw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:31:07.888 (322.782866045) DEC = -10:04:59.35 (-10.0831532949)
Discovery date: 2016-08-03 09:44:38.000 (JD=2457603.9059954)
Remarks: This transient was discovered during the citizen science project Supernova Hunters run by the Zooniverse. The candidate was identified by volunteers including 'djsimister', 'gethralkin' and 'nilium'.
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-08-03 09:44:38.000
Flux: 20.82 ABMag
Filter: w-PS1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS
Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016exi
Date Received (UTC): 2016-08-12 17:42:23
Sender: Pan-STARRS1 (PS1_Bot1)
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS1 Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS1
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 2016exi
Discoverer internal name: PS16drw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 21:31:07.888 (322.782866045) DEC = -10:04:59.35 (-10.0831532949)
Discovery date: 2016-08-03 09:44:38.000 (JD=2457603.9059954)
Remarks: This transient was discovered during the citizen science project Supernova Hunters run by the Zooniverse. The candidate was identified by volunteers including 'djsimister', 'gethralkin' and 'nilium'.
Photometry
Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-08-03 09:44:38.000
Flux: 20.82 ABMag
Filter: w-PS1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS
Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS
Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016exi