TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 360 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:47:31
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 2016mq
Discoverer internal name: PS16ns
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 07:31:33.643 (112.890177334) DEC = +12:42:58.99 (12.7163853347)
Discovery date: 2016-01-12 08:21:20.000 (JD=2457399.8481481)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-12 08:21:20.000
Flux: 21.507 ABMag
Filter: w-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1

Last non-detection:
Archival info: DSS

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016mq