Discovery certificate for object 2016kq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:45:31
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 2016kq
Discoverer internal name: PS16lr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:36:14.918 (39.0621578235) DEC = +06:39:34.02 (6.65945006172)
Discovery date: 2016-01-04 05:56:28.000 (JD=2457391.7475463)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-04 05:56:28.000
Flux: 21.006 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/2016kq