Discovery of a Probable Nova in M31
ATel #8278; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), M. Wolf (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic)
on 12 Nov 2015; 02:31 UT
Credential Certification: Allen W. Shafter (ashafter@mail.sdsu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 8287
We report the discovery of a probable nova in M31 on a co-added 1080-s R-band CCD frame taken on 2015 Nov. 11.861 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The object designated PNV J00423708+4110137 is located at R.A. = 0h42m37s.08, Decl. = +41o10'13".7 (equinox 2000.0), which is 81.7" west and 354.8" 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 Nov. 5.736 UT, [21.2; 11.861, 19.3 ± 0.25.
Discovery image
