Discovery certificate for object 2016vc
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 580 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:56:46
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 2016vc
Discoverer internal name: PS16xa
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:04:29.705 (76.1237702211) DEC = +60:00:22.29 (60.0061913489)
Discovery date: 2016-01-19 06:46:41.000 (JD=2457406.782419)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-19 06:46:41.000
Flux: 20.0776 ABMag
Filter: i-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/2016vc