Transient Object AT 2016hbq is a Red LPV
ATel #9656; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), H. Kucakova (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic), S. C. Williams (Lancaster, UK)
on 20 Oct 2016; 15:43 UT
Credential Certification: Steven Williams (scw@astro.ljmu.ac.uk)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient, Variables
Information about a discovery of a transient object (possible nova) located near M32 and designated AT 2016hbq by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) was posted here.
We observed the object on 2016 Oct. 16.815 - 16.838 UT using the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The following magnitudes were obtained:
2016 Oct. 16.820 UT, R = 20.3 ± 0.4; 16.832, I = 17.9 ± 0.2.
The significantly red color of the object is not typical for a classical nova unless
it is highly reddened, which is not expected in the line of sight to the object. A more likely classification of the object is a red LPV. This classification is also supported by the presence of the positionally coincident red LPV object designated No. 95083 in the POINT-AGAPE Survey - I. The variable stars in M31 (An, J.H. et al., 2004).
