Discovery certificate for object 2016pl
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 433 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:50:39
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 2016pl
Discoverer internal name: PS16qt
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 12:05:32.116 (181.383818093) DEC = +06:21:03.78 (6.3510508174)
Discovery date: 2016-01-16 13:19:09.000 (JD=2457404.0549653)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-16 13:19:09.000
Flux: 20.6957 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/2016pl