Discovery certificate for object 2016pa
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 422 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:50:12
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 2016pa
Discoverer internal name: PS16qi
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:22:02.185 (65.5091028636) DEC = +30:22:13.16 (30.3703225589)
Discovery date: 2016-01-16 05:53:06.000 (JD=2457403.7452083)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-16 05:53:06.000
Flux: 19.1077 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/2016pa