A Quasar Discovered at redshift 6.6 from Pan-STARRS1
  Luminous high-redshift quasars can be used to probe of the intergalactic
medium (IGM) in the early universe because their UV light is absorbed by the
neutral hydrogen along the line of sight. They help us to measure the neutral
hydrogen fraction of the high-z universe, shedding light on the end of
reionization epoch. In this paper, we present a discovery of a new quasar (PSO
J006.1240+39.2219) at redshift $z=6.61\pm0.02$ from Panoramic Survey Telescope
& Rapid Response System 1. Including this quasar, there are nine quasars above
$z>6.5$ up to date. The estimated continuum brightness is
$M_\text{1450}$=$-25.96\pm0.08$. PSO J006.1240+39.2219 has a strong Ly~$\alpha$
emission compared with typical low-redshift quasars, but the measured near-zone
region size is $R_\text{NZ}=3.2\pm1.1$ proper megaparsecs, which is consistent
with other quasars at z$\sim$6.
