Discovery certificate for object 2016vf
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 583 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:56:54
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 2016vf
Discoverer internal name: PS16xd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:09:36.479 (92.4019953729) DEC = -20:06:19.62 (-20.1054503237)
Discovery date: 2016-01-19 08:06:13.000 (JD=2457406.8376505)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-19 08:06:13.000
Flux: 19.8658 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/2016vf