Discovery certificate for object 2016il
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 251 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:43:21
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 2016il
Discoverer internal name: PS16ip
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:15:39.251 (183.913546544) DEC = +08:29:29.38 (8.49149461357)
Discovery date: 2016-01-08 12:50:08.000 (JD=2457396.0348148)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-08 12:50:08.000
Flux: 21.6199 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/2016il