Optical photometry of recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a
ATel #12189; V. K. Agnihotri (Cepheid Observatory, Rawatbhata 323306, India), A. Raj (Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru 560034, India)
on 8 Nov 2018; 07:16 UT
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Credential Certification: Ashish Raj (ashish.raj@iiap.res.in)
Subjects: Optical, Cataclysmic Variable, Nova
We report optical photometry and astrometry observation of recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a (ATel #12179, #12181, #12182) on 2018 November 7.82 UT. The observation was obtained using the 0.28m Schmidt-cassegran telescope, Cepheid's Observatory, Rawatbhata, India. The UCAC4 and PRISMv10 Catalog are used for astrometry and photometry. The V and R band magnitudes are estimated to be 18.91 +/- 0.27 and 19.06 +/- 0.37 respectively. The coordinates for the nova is RA: 00h45m28.819s, DEC: +41°54'10.05'' from astrometry. We plan to monitor this interesting nova on regular basis in coming time.
