Discovery certificate for object 2016vn
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 591 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:57:14
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 2016vn
Discoverer internal name: PS16xl
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 02:21:53.138 (35.4714069804) DEC = -14:04:48.24 (-14.0800673534)
Discovery date: 2016-01-20 05:20:20.000 (JD=2457407.7224537)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-20 05:20:20.000
Flux: 20.2818 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/2016vn