Discovery of a Probable Nova in M31
ATel #11549; K. Hornoch, H. Kucakova (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic)
on 19 Apr 2018; 18:21 UT
Credential Certification: Steven Williams (scw@astro.ljmu.ac.uk)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report the discovery of a probable nova in M31 on a co-added 330-s unfiltered
CCD frame taken on 2018 Apr. 19.121 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The object designated PNV J00421895+4113524 is located at R.A. = 0h42m18s.95,
Decl. = +41o13'52".4 (equinox 2000.0), which is 286.2" west and 136.1" south
of the center of M31 (see link to discovery image below).
The following unfiltered magnitudes were obtained using the 0.65-m telescope
at Ondrejov (R-band magnitudes used from comparison stars):
2018 Apr. 12.125 UT, [18.8; 19.121, 16.9 ± 0.1.
Discovery image
