Discovery certificate for object 2016vq
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 594 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:57:21
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 2016vq
Discoverer internal name: PS16xo
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:12:33.083 (78.1378457106) DEC = -28:36:55.16 (-28.6153216079)
Discovery date: 2016-01-20 07:11:10.000 (JD=2457407.7994213)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-20 07:11:10.000
Flux: 19.6997 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/2016vq