Discovery of an Apparent Nova in M81
ATel #6176; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), H. Kucakova (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic)
on 27 May 2014; 20:48 UT
Credential Certification: Allen W. Shafter (aws@nova.sdsu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 6188
We report the discovery of an apparent nova in M81 on a co-added 2160-s unfiltered CCD frame taken on 2014 May 21.923 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The new object designated PNV J09560160+6903126 is located at R.A. = 9h56m01s.60, Decl. = +69o03'12".6 (equinox 2000.0), which is 152.4" east and 42.5" south of the center of M81 (see link to discovery image below).
The following unfiltered magnitudes were obtained using the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov (R-band magnitudes used from comparison stars):
2014 May 14.942 UT, [21.7; 21.923, 18.9 ± 0.15.
Discovery image
