Discovery certificate for object 2016rn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 487 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:52:50
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 2016rn
Discoverer internal name: PS16sx
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:18:20.731 (184.586379562) DEC = -09:06:31.00 (-9.10861024681)
Discovery date: 2016-01-16 14:33:33.000 (JD=2457404.1066319)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-16 14:33:33.000
Flux: 21.1904 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/2016rn