Discovery of a Probable Nova in M81
ATel #6743; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), H. Kucakova (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic)
on 24 Nov 2014; 10:16 UT
Credential Certification: Martin Henze (martin.henze@sciops.esa.int)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report the discovery of a probable nova in M81 on a co-added 1800-s unfiltered
CCD frame taken on 2014 Nov. 22.925 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The new object designated PNV J09553207+6902491 is located at R.A. = 9h55m32s.07,
Decl. = +69o02'49".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is 5.9" west and 66.0" 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 Nov. 2.107 UT, [22.0; 22.925, 20.6 ± 0.3.
We thank J. Vrastil for getting M81 images on Nov. 2.107 UT.
Discovery image
