TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 703 [ 2016TNSTR..81....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-02-05 11:19:36
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 2016zu
Discoverer internal name: PS16abr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:43:56.785 (205.986605183) DEC = +42:01:10.02 (42.0194513722)
Discovery date: 2016-01-29 14:08:44.000 (JD=2457417.0893981)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-29 14:08:44.000
Flux: 20.1418 ABMag
Filter: r-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/2016zu