Discovery certificate for object 2016us
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 570 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:56:23
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 2016us
Discoverer internal name: PS16wp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:26:17.318 (171.572160052) DEC = -02:59:11.32 (-2.9864772285)
Discovery date: 2016-01-18 12:15:47.000 (JD=2457406.0109606)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-18 12:15:47.000
Flux: 20.815 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/2016us