Nova in M31
ATel #829; WeCAPP (Wendelstein Calar Alto Pixellensing Project): C. Ries, A. Riffeser et al. (Universitaets-Sternwarte Muenchen)
on 8 Jun 2006; 17:22 UT
Credential Certification: Arno Riffeser (arri@usm.uni-muenchen.de)
We report the discovery of a possible nova in M31 on a R-band CCD image at JD 2453894.52 (2006, June 8.02 UT) with 18.0 mag (accuracy 0.1 mag). The image was obtained with the Wendelstein telescope (0.8 m, 1k x 1k CCD camera with 24mu sq. pixels). The position obtained for the nova candidate is RA(2000) = 00h 42m 32.77s, Dec(2000) = +41° 16' 49.2" with an accuracy of 0.1". At the position of the nova candidate already on JD 2453880.55 (2006, May 25.05 UT) a fainter source with 18.5 mag (accuracy 0.2 mag) was visible.
