Discovery of an Apparent Nova in M31
ATel #7823; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), J. Vrastil (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic)
on 22 Jul 2015; 11:51 UT
Credential Certification: Matt Darnley (M.J.Darnley@ljmu.ac.uk)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report the discovery of an apparent nova in M31 on a co-added 1260-s R-band CCD frame taken on 2015 Jul. 22.085 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The object designated PNV J00422994+4111210 is located at R.A. = 0h42m29s.94, Decl. = +41o11'21".0 (equinox 2000.0), which is 162.3" west and 287.5" 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 Jul. 17.001 UT, [20.5; 22.085, 17.15 ± 0.10.
We thank H. Kucakova for getting M31 images on Jul. 17.001 UT.
Discovery image
