Discovery certificate for object 2016xb
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 631 [ 2016TNSTR..61....1Y ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-28 15:58:34
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 2016xb
Discoverer internal name: PS16zf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 11:14:01.703 (168.507096378) DEC = +67:51:28.56 (67.8579323412)
Discovery date: 2016-01-25 12:49:54.000 (JD=2457413.0346528)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-01-25 12:49:54.000
Flux: 19.7144 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/2016xb