Discovery of an Apparent Nova in M31
ATel #12895; K. Hornoch, P. Kusnirak (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic)
on 27 Jun 2019; 17:42 UT
Credential Certification: Steven Williams (s.williams7@lancaster.ac.uk)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report the discovery of an apparent nova in M31 on a co-added 900-s
unfiltered CCD frame taken on 2019 Jun. 27.065 UT with the 0.65-m telescope
at Ondrejov.
The object designated PNV J00424173+4117537 is located at R.A. = 0h42m41s.73,
Decl. = +41o17'53".7 (equinox 2000.0), which is 29.2" west and 105.2" north
of the center of M31 (see link to discovery image below).
The following R-band magnitudes were obtained using the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov:
2019 Jun. 24.063 UT, [19.5; 27.065, 17.3 ± 0.15.
We thank H. Kucakova for acquiring images on Jun. 24.063 UT.
Discovery image
