Discovery of a Probable Nova in M31
ATel #14183; K. Hornoch, H. Kucakova (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), M. Wolf (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic)
on 16 Nov 2020; 23:19 UT
Credential Certification: Allen W. Shafter (ashafter@sdsu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 14212
We report the discovery of a probable nova in M31 on a co-added 480-s R-band CCD frame taken on 2020 Nov. 16.061 UT with the Danish 1.54-m telescope at La Silla.
The object designated PNV J00424851+4117039 is located at R.A. = 0h42m48s.51, Decl. = +41o17'03".9 (equinox 2000.0), which is 47.2" east and 55.4" north of the center of M31 (see link to discovery image below).
The following R-band magnitudes were obtained using the Danish 1.54-m telescope (DK154) and the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov (D65):
2020 Nov. 14.998 UT, [19.1 (D65); 16.061, 17.61 ± 0.09 (DK154); 16.686, 17.0 ± 0.1 (D65).
Discovery image
