Discovery certificate for object 2013jk
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13548 [ 2019TNSTR1778....1I ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-09-08 21:25:16
Date made public: 2019-09-08
Sender: iPTF (iPTF_Bot1)
Reporting Group: iPTF     Discovery Data Source: iPTF

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

IAU Designation: AT 2013jk
Discoverer internal name: iPTF13jk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 16:09:50.146 (242.4589401) DEC = +15:35:56.88 (15.5991342)
Discovery date: 2013-04-22 10:03:21.000 (JD=2456404.9189931)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2013-04-22 10:03:21.000
Flux: 19.4255 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/2013jk