Discovery of an Apparent Nova in M31
ATel #5265; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), J. Vrastil (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic)
on 12 Aug 2013; 13:21 UT
Credential Certification: Martin Henze (mhenze@mpe.mpg.de)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 5503
We report the discovery of an apparent nova in M31 on a co-added 990-s R-band
CCD frame taken on 2013 Aug. 12.111 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The new object designated PNV J00424974+4117303 is located at R.A. = 0h42m49s.74,
Decl. = +41o17'30".3 (equinox 2000.0), which is 61.1" east and 81.8" 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:
2013 Aug. 11.117 UT, [20.4; 12.111, 17.6 ± 0.1.
We thank P. Kusnirak for getting M31 images on Aug. 11.117 UT.
Discovery image
