Discovery certificate for object 2016pc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 424 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:50:17
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 2016pc
Discoverer internal name: PS16qk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 04:50:17.125 (72.5713523931) DEC = -23:31:39.14 (-23.5275389213)
Discovery date: 2016-01-16 06:43:48.000 (JD=2457403.7804167)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-16 06:43:48.000
Flux: 19.6961 ABMag
Filter: r-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/2016pc