TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13538 [ 2019TNSTR1778....1I ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-09-08 18:49:02
Date made public: 2019-09-08
Sender: iPTF_Bot1
Reporting Group: iPTF     Discovery Data Source: iPTF

iPTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2013ja
Discoverer internal name: iPTF13ja
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:30:39.674 (202.6653071) DEC = +47:01:27.31 (47.0242514)
Discovery date: 2013-04-12 06:50:23.000 (JD=2456394.7849884)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2013-04-12 06:50:23.000
Flux: 20.8597 ABMag
Filter: R-PTF
Instrument: CFH12k
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2009-01-01 00:00:00
Limiting flux: 21.5 ABMag
Filter: R-PTF
Instrument: CFH12k
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2013ja