Discovery certificate for object 2016vr
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 595 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:57:23
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 2016vr
Discoverer internal name: PS16xp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 05:25:59.538 (81.4980765622) DEC = -25:15:39.85 (-25.2610693598)
Discovery date: 2016-01-20 07:13:03.000 (JD=2457407.8007292)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-20 07:13:03.000
Flux: 19.4675 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/2016vr