M31 Optical Transient TSS J004420.7+412311
ATel #627; R. Quimby, M. Sellers, P. Hoeflich, J. C. Wheeler (University of Texas), and C. Gerardy (Imperial College)
on 12 Oct 2005; 19:30 UT
Credential Certification: Robert Quimby (quimby@astro.as.utexas.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Cataclysmic Variable, Nova, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 15545
We report the discovery of an optical transient near M31 using
unfiltered CCD images taken on October 11.15 UT (about 16.7 mag) and
October 12.12 (about 16.2 mag) using the 0.45m ROTSE-IIIb telescope at
the McDonald Observatory. The object is located at RA = 00h44m20.7s
DEC = +41o23'11" (J2000), which is 18' 6.6" east and 7' 2.5" north of
the core of M31. TSS J004420.7+412311 was not detected in ROTSE-IIIb
data from October 10.15 UT (limiting mag about 17.3). A finding chart
for the transient can be found at: http://grad40.as.utexas.edu/~quimby/tss/nova7.png
