Early-Time Photometry of the Recent Eruption of M31N 2008-12a
ATel #16946; Jingyuan Zhao (Xingming Observatory), Yuqing Ren (Gansu Agriculture University)
on 14 Dec 2024; 08:40 UT
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Credential Certification: Allen W. Shafter (ashafter@sdsu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report the following early observations of the latest outburst of M31N 2008-12a made using the 0.61-m f/6.5 corrected Dall-Kirkham robotic telescope at the Burke-Gaffney Observatory (BGO) of Saint Mary's University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada). The third measurement below is a re-analysis of the discovery photometry reported previously in ATel #16942, while the first two measurements by Y. Ren are based on observations made just prior to the discovery photometry.
Date [UT] | Mag | Err | Filter | Observer
2024-12-12.9875 | 18.56 | 0.13 | CV | Y. Ren
2024-12-12.9939 | 18.43 | 0.14 | CV | Y. Ren
2024-12-13.0004 | 18.55 | 0.13 | CV | J. Zhao
2024-12-13.0230 | 18.61 | 0.13 | CV | J. Zhao
