Multicolor photometry of the recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a near the peak of its 2019 eruption
ATel #13281; J. C. Horst, B. M. Abreu, M. I. Amiri, B. P. Armour, L. D. Glass, L. M. Morales, R. P. Remigio, T. N. Schaufus, A. W. Shafter (SDSU), M. J. Darnley (Liverpool, JMU)
on 8 Nov 2019; 02:02 UT
Credential Certification: Allen W. Shafter (ashafter@sdsu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report multicolor (BVR) photometry of the recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a obtained near the peak of its most recent eruption (ATels #13269, #13273, #13279). The data, which were acquired with the CCD imaging camera on the 40-inch reflector at San Diego State's Mount Laguna Observatory, resulted in the following magnitudes:
UT Date (mid exp) Exp (s) Filter Magnitude
2019 Nov 07.292 300 V 18.47 ± 0.05
2019 Nov 07.297 300 B 18.56 ± 0.06
2019 Nov 07.301 300 R 18.16 ± 0.06
2019 Nov 07.337 300 V 18.41 ± 0.05
2019 Nov 07.341 300 B 18.47 ± 0.06
2019 Nov 07.345 300 R 18.17 ± 0.07
