Discovery certificate for object 2016vi
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 586 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:57:01
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 2016vi
Discoverer internal name: PS16xg
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:11:17.626 (137.823443105) DEC = -15:41:16.48 (-15.6879123249)
Discovery date: 2016-01-19 11:41:52.000 (JD=2457406.9874074)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-19 11:41:52.000
Flux: 20.1051 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/2016vi