Discovery certificate for object 2016wu
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 624 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:58:20
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 2016wu
Discoverer internal name: PS16yv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:43:28.651 (160.869380098) DEC = +80:53:32.53 (80.8923685636)
Discovery date: 2016-01-24 11:51:32.000 (JD=2457411.9941204)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-24 11:51:32.000
Flux: 17.9712 ABMag
Filter: i-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/2016wu