Discovery of a Probable Nova in M31
ATel #12666; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), H. Kucakova (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic)
on 17 Apr 2019; 06:12 UT
Credential Certification: Matt Darnley (M.J.Darnley@ljmu.ac.uk)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report the discovery of a probable nova in M31 on a co-added 780-s
unfiltered CCD frame taken on 2019 Apr. 16.121 UT with the 0.65-m telescope
at Ondrejov.
The object designated PNV J00423396+4113577 is located at R.A. = 0h42m33s.96,
Decl. = +41o13'57".7 (equinox 2000.0), which is 116.9" west and 130.8" south
of the center of M31 (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):
2019 Apr. 5.143 UT, [18.6; 9.137, [17.6; 16.121, 17.3 ± 0.2.
Discovery image
