Independent Discovery of a Probable Nova in M31
ATel #9716; K. Hornoch (Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, Czech Republic), H. Kucakova (Astronomical Institute, Charles U., Prague, Czech Republic)
on 5 Nov 2016; 17:10 UT
Credential Certification: Allen W. Shafter (ashafter@mail.sdsu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We report the independent discovery of a probable nova in M31 on a co-added 1620-s R-band CCD frame taken on 2016 Nov. 3.772 UT with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov.
The object first announced and designated PNV J00424181+4113433 by K. Nishiyama and F. Kabashima (see here) is located at R.A. = 0h42m41s.86, Decl. = +41o13'42".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is 27.8" west and 145.7" south of the center of M31 (see link to discovery image below).
The following magnitudes were obtained using the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov:
2016 Nov. 1.857 UT, [20.1; 3.772, 19.0 ± 0.25.
Discovery image
