Discovery certificate for object 2016wd
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 607 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:57:47
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: SN 2016wd
Discoverer internal name: PS16yd
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:10:59.186 (17.7466093737) DEC = +20:51:22.45 (20.856234871)
Discovery date: 2016-01-22 05:19:41.000 (JD=2457409.7220023)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-22 05:19:41.000
Flux: 18.809 ABMag
Filter: i-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/2016wd