Discovery certificate for object 2016xt
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 649 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:59:10
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 2016xt
Discoverer internal name: PS16zn
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:53:46.281 (58.4428368179) DEC = +10:21:15.08 (10.3541884674)
Discovery date: 2016-01-13 08:06:16.000 (JD=2457400.8376852)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-13 08:06:16.000
Flux: 20.122 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/2016xt