Discovery certificate for object 2016vt
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 597 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:57:27
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 2016vt
Discoverer internal name: PS16xr
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 06:40:18.420 (100.076749657) DEC = -28:46:26.76 (-28.7741011818)
Discovery date: 2016-01-20 08:04:52.000 (JD=2457407.836713)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-20 08:04:52.000
Flux: 19.1767 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/2016vt