Multi-color Photometric Observations of the Latest Eruption of the Recurrent Nova M31N 2008-12a
ATel #11118; Q. Socia, J. Horst, A. W. Shafter, M. Henze (SDSU)
on 1 Jan 2018; 07:59 UT
Credential Certification: Allen W. Shafter (ashafter@mail.sdsu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report multi-color CCD photometry of the recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a, obtained near the peak of its most recent eruption (ATel #11116). The data, which were acquired with the CCD imaging camera on the 40-inch reflector at San Diego State University's Mount Laguna Observatory, yielded the following magnitudes:
UT Date (mid exp) Exp (s) Filter Magnitude
2018 Jan 01.076 300 V 18.06 ± 0.09
2018 Jan 01.080 300 B 18.40 ± 0.25
2018 Jan 01.084 300 R 18.27 ± 0.03
2018 Jan 01.302 300 R 18.31 ± 0.04
2018 Jan 01.306 300 V 18.29 ± 0.15
2018 Jan 01.309 300 B 18.44 ± 0.40
