Discovery of an Apparent Nova in M81
ATel #7092; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), J. Vrastil (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic)
on 17 Feb 2015; 19:01 UT
Credential Certification: Allen W. Shafter (aws@nova.sdsu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 7118
We report the discovery of an apparent nova in M81 on a co-added 1980-s unfiltered CCD frame taken on 2015 Feb. 16.159 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The new object designated PNV J09561879+6906481 is located at R.A. = 9h56m18s.79, Decl. = +69o06'48".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is 244.2" east and 173.0" north 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 Dec. 27.032 UT, [22.0; 2015 Feb. 16.159, 19.6 ± 0.15.
Discovery image
