Discovery certificate for object 2016bea
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 1571 [ 2016TNSTR.216....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-03-14 19:38:01
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 2016bea
Discoverer internal name: PS16beb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 15:26:07.003 (231.529178852) DEC = -05:53:04.10 (-5.88447355475)
Discovery date: 2016-03-03 13:07:46.000 (JD=2457451.0470602)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-03-03 13:07:46.000
Flux: 20.3959 ABMag
Filter: r-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/2016bea