Spectroscopic confirmation of M31N 2011-09a
ATel #3666; Y. Cao, M. M. Kasliwal, B. Sesar (Caltech), S. Ben-Ami, D. Xu (Weizmann) on behalf of the Palomar Transient Factory collaboration
on 29 Sep 2011; 22:11 UT
Credential Certification: Mansi Manoj Kasliwal (mansi@astro.caltech.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report a spectrum of recent M31N 2011-09a=PTF11mcx obtained with the Double Spectrograph on the 200-inch Hale telescope on Sept. 21, 2011. In the spectrum, prominent line emission, including Balmer series, O I 8447 and 7773, Na D as well as Fe emission features, are superposed in a weak continuum component. All lines are blueshifted by about 300 km/s, consistent with
M31. The FWHM of Halpha is ~2,500 km/s. The spectrum confirms that M31N 2011-09a is a real M31 nova of Fe II type.
