Discovery certificate for object 2016cy
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 108 [ 2016TNSTR..55....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-27 14:03:24
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 2016cy
Discoverer internal name: PS16cv
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 10:41:20.263 (160.334430853) DEC = +22:42:24.93 (22.7069259094)
Discovery date: 2016-01-03 11:08:51.000 (JD=2457390.9644792)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-03 11:08:51.000
Flux: 20.4899 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/2016cy