Discovery certificate for object 2016vx
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 601 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:57:35
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 2016vx
Discoverer internal name: PS16xw
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:59:30.056 (209.875231734) DEC = +01:30:17.41 (1.5048363232)
Discovery date: 2016-01-20 14:53:36.000 (JD=2457408.1205556)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-20 14:53:36.000
Flux: 20.6607 ABMag
Filter: w-P1
Instrument: GPC1
Telescope: Pan-STARRS1

Last non-detection:
Archival info: SDSS

Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016vx