Discovery certificate for object 2016bdo
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 1559 [ 2016TNSTR.216....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-03-14 19:37:33
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 2016bdo
Discoverer internal name: PS16bdo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:45:31.843 (146.382677945) DEC = +09:46:51.63 (9.78100852733)
Discovery date: 2016-02-28 07:44:01.000 (JD=2457446.8222338)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-02-28 07:44:01.000
Flux: 20.5016 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/2016bdo