Discovery of a Possible Nova in M31
ATel #9604; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), M. Wolf (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic)
on 8 Oct 2016; 04:12 UT
Credential Certification: Allen W. Shafter (ashafter@mail.sdsu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report the discovery of a possible nova in M31 on a co-added 1080-s R-band CCD frame taken on 2016 Oct. 7.758 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The object designated PNV J00420668+4105113 is located at R.A. = 0h42m06s.68, Decl. = +41o05'11".3 (equinox 2000.0), which is 425.0" west and 657.2" 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:
2016 Oct. 1.771 UT, [20.7; 5.124, [20.5; 7.758, 19.1 ± 0.3; 7.827, 19.1 ± 0.2.
We thank J. Vrastil for getting images on Oct. 5.124 UT.
Discovery image
