def from_jd(jd: float, fmt: str = 'jd') -> datetime:
    """
    Converts a Julian Date to a datetime object.
    Algorithm is from Fliegel and van Flandern (1968)

    Parameters
    ----------
    jd: float
        Julian Date as type specified in the string fmt

    fmt: str

    Returns
    -------
    dt: datetime

    """
    jd, jdf = __from_format(jd, fmt)

    l = jd+68569
    n = 4*l//146097
    l = l-(146097*n+3)//4
    i = 4000*(l+1)//1461001
    l = l-1461*i//4+31
    j = 80*l//2447
    k = l-2447*j//80
    l = j//11
    j = j+2-12*l
    i = 100*(n-49)+i+l

    year = int(i)
    month = int(j)
    day = int(k)

    # in microseconds
    frac_component = int(jdf * (1e6*24*3600))

    hours = int(frac_component // (1e6*3600))
    frac_component -= hours * 1e6*3600

    minutes = int(frac_component // (1e6*60))
    frac_component -= minutes * 1e6*60

    seconds = int(frac_component // 1e6)
    frac_component -= seconds*1e6

    frac_component = int(frac_component)

    dt = datetime(year=year, month=month, day=day,
                  hour=hours, minute=minutes, second=seconds, microsecond=frac_component)
    return dt