Independent Discovery of a Probable Nova in M31
ATel #14073; K. Hornoch, H. Kucakova (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic)
on 8 Oct 2020; 10:28 UT
Credential Certification: Steven Williams (steven.williams@utu.fi)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report the independent discovery of a probable nova in M31 on a co-added
630-s R-band CCD frame taken on 2020 Oct. 7.867 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The object was independently discovered and first announced by M. Zhang and X. Gao and
designated as PNV J00424960+4116523 = AT 2020vak. The object was designated by us as M31N 2020-10c
and is located at R.A. = 0h42m49s.64, Decl. = +41o16'52".2 (equinox 2000.0), which is 59.9" east
and 43.7" north of the center of M31 (see link to discovery image below).
The following R-band magnitudes were obtained using the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov:
2020 Oct. 5.734 UT, [19.0; 7.867, 17.6 ± 0.2.
Discovery image
