Discovery of a Probable Nova in M81
ATel #9012; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), H. Kucakova, K. Honkova (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic)
on 30 Apr 2016; 16:47 UT
Credential Certification: Matt Darnley (M.J.Darnley@ljmu.ac.uk)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report the discovery of a probable nova in M81 on a co-added 2790-s unfiltered
CCD frame taken on 2016 Apr. 29.873 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The new object designated PNV J09553395+6905248 is located at R.A. = 9h55m33s.95,
Decl. = +69o05'24".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is 4.2" east and 89.7" north
of the center of M81 (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):
2016 Apr. 22.032 UT, [22.0; 26.809, 19.9 ± 0.5 (prediscovery); 28.020,
20.5 ± 0.3 (prediscovery); 29.873, 20.8 ± 0.25.
Discovery image
