Discovery certificate for object 2016vg
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 584 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:56:57
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 2016vg
Discoverer internal name: PS16xe
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 08:55:00.685 (133.752854135) DEC = -16:32:51.20 (-16.5475555395)
Discovery date: 2016-01-19 11:35:44.000 (JD=2457406.9831481)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-19 11:35:44.000
Flux: 19.1192 ABMag
Filter: r-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/2016vg