Discovery certificate for object 2016bp
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 73 [ 2016TNSTR..55....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-27 14:01:51
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 2016bp
Discoverer internal name: PS16bb
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:43:21.732 (70.8405504375) DEC = +07:51:42.71 (7.86186414276)
Discovery date: 2016-01-01 08:08:39.000 (JD=2457388.8393403)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-01 08:08:39.000
Flux: 21.6801 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/2016bp