TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 203 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:41:18
Date made public:
Sender: 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 2016gp
Discoverer internal name: PS16gn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:12:17.837 (153.074321337) DEC = +06:14:39.35 (6.2442631491)
Discovery date: 2016-01-04 14:25:44.000 (JD=2457392.1012037)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-04 14:25:44.000
Flux: 20.8652 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/2016gp