Spectroscopic observation of the transient AT2019tsc in M31
ATel #13261; Chien-Hsiu Lee (NSF OIR Lab), Monika Soraisam (NCSA/UIUC), Gautham Narayan (UIUC), Thomas Matheson (NSF OIR Lab), Abhijit Saha (NSF OIR Lab), Arizona-NOAO Temporal Analysis and Response to Events System (ANTARES) team
on 4 Nov 2019; 21:08 UT
Credential Certification: Chien-Hsiu Lee (lee@noao.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report the spectral observation of the transient AT2019tsc in M31. This event was reported by G. Sun and X. Gao and designated as PNV J00424064+4107458 = AT 2019tsc, and also by Horonch et al. as M31N-2019-10i in ATel #13246.
Name | Alternative name | RA (J2000) | Dec (J2000) | First detection: MJD, mag
AT2019tsc | PNV J00424064+4107458, M31N-2019-10i | 00:42:40.640 | 41:07:45.80 | 58785.762, R~19.2+/-0.3
We obtained Gemini GMOS spectrum (4x900sec exposures) of this nova on 3 Nov 2019 UT through the ToO program GN-2019B-Q-221 (PI: Lee, C.-H.). The spectrum clearly shows strong H-alpha and OI emission lines, suggesting the nova nature of this source.
