Discovery of a Probable Nova in M31
ATel #7264; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), J. Vrastil (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic)
on 21 Mar 2015; 02:25 UT
Credential Certification: Allen W. Shafter (aws@nova.sdsu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report the discovery of a probable nova in M31 on a co-added 660-s R-band CCD frame taken on 2015 Mar. 20.768 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The object designated PNV J00415583+4110504 is located at R.A. = 0h41m55s.83, Decl. = +41o10'50".4 (equinox 2000.0), which is 547.1" west and 318.1" south of the center of M31 (see link to discovery image below).
The following R-band magnitudes were obtained using the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov:
2015 Mar. 19.762 UT, [19.4; 20.768, 18.2 ± 0.15.
Discovery image
