Discovery certificate for object 2016wf
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 609 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:57:51
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 2016wf
Discoverer internal name: PS16yf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 01:33:32.710 (23.3862900376) DEC = +30:34:27.24 (30.5742320308)
Discovery date: 2016-01-23 05:31:35.000 (JD=2457410.7302662)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-23 05:31:35.000
Flux: 19.8516 ABMag
Filter: i-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/2016wf