Discovery certificate for object 2016agn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 947 [ 2016TNSTR.115....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-02-15 18:19:28
Sender: Dr. David Young
Reporting Group: Pan-STARRS     Discovery Data Source: Pan-STARRS

K. C. Chambers, M. E. Huber, H. Flewelling, E. A. Magnier, N. Primak, A. Schultz, (IfA, University of Hawaii), S. J. Smartt, K. W. Smith, (Queen's University Belfast), J. Tonry, C. Waters, (IfA, University of Hawaii) D. E. Wright, D. R. Young (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2016agn
Discoverer internal name: PS16ahv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:01:56.055 (195.483563507) DEC = -16:10:20.31 (-16.172308282)
Discovery date: 2016-02-12 13:05:57.000 (JD=2457431.0457986)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-12 13:05:57.000
Flux: 20.7839 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/2016agn