Optical Photometry of the Nova Outburst TCP J04432130+4721280 (V392 Per)
ATel #11594; R. Konyves-Toth, B. Csak, A. Pal, J. Vinko (Konkoly Observatory)
on 1 May 2018; 22:49 UT
Credential Certification: Jozsef Vinko (vinko@astro.as.utexas.edu)
We obtained new photometric observations of TCP J04432130+4721280 (V392 Per, ATel #11588, #11590),
R.A = 04:43:21.38, Dec = +47:21:25.9, on 2018-04-30.80 UT.
The data were taken with the 60/90 cm Schmidt telescope at Konkoly Observatory, Piszkesteto, Hungary. Aperture photometry on the nova was computed and calibrated via 7 local comparison stars having Tycho-2 photometry.
The following magnitudes have been obtained for the nova:
B = 8.22 +/- 0.13 mag; V = 7.38 +/- 0.07 mag.
Comparing these data with the reported discovery magnitude (6.2, ATel #11588), the object seems to be declining. Further observations are encouraged.
