Discovery certificate for object 2016mb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 345 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:46:56
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 2016mb
Discoverer internal name: PS16nd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:07:48.588 (181.952451115) DEC = -05:18:11.07 (-5.30307491894)
Discovery date: 2016-01-08 14:53:04.000 (JD=2457396.1201852)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-08 14:53:04.000
Flux: 21.4459 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/2016mb