Discovery certificate for object 2016gd
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 191 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:40:50
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 2016gd
Discoverer internal name: PS16gb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:19:52.509 (124.968787497) DEC = +13:02:48.82 (13.0468952365)
Discovery date: 2016-01-04 13:02:38.000 (JD=2457392.0434954)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-04 13:02:38.000
Flux: 20.6054 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/2016gd