Discovery certificate for object 2016ia
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 240 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:42:48
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 2016ia
Discoverer internal name: PS16id
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 03:52:55.187 (58.2299439092) DEC = +21:42:59.20 (21.7164435735)
Discovery date: 2016-01-08 08:22:40.000 (JD=2457395.8490741)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-08 08:22:40.000
Flux: 21.2985 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/2016ia