TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 211 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:41:36
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 2016gx
Discoverer internal name: PS16gw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:36:52.612 (144.219215775) DEC = +02:23:45.59 (2.3959962456)
Discovery date: 2016-01-04 12:02:25.000 (JD=2457392.0016782)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-04 12:02:25.000
Flux: 20.9919 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/2016gx