Discovery of an Apparent Nova in M81
ATel #6597; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic)
on 20 Oct 2014; 05:30 UT
Credential Certification: Allen W. Shafter (aws@nova.sdsu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 6678
I report the discovery of an apparent nova in M81 on a co-added 2700-s unfiltered CCD frame taken on 2014 Oct. 19.123 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The new object designated PNV J09554415+6902557 is located at R.A. = 9h55m44s.15, Decl. = +69o02'55".7 (equinox 2000.0), which is 58.9" east and 59.4" 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 Oct. 7.098 UT, [21.3; 13.026, [21.3; 19.123, 20.3 ± 0.2.
I thank H. Kucakova for getting M81 images on Oct. 7.098 and 13.026 UT.
Discovery image
