[vsnet-alert 8658] (fwd) M31 optical transient (ATEL)

[Taichi Kato]

   Possible nova (or a foreground outbursting object) in M31.

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Posted: Wed Aug 31 01:30:00 EDT 2005 -- Sat Sep  3 01:30:01 EDT 2005
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ATEL #600							     ATEL #600

Title:		M31 optical transient
Author:	R. Quimby, P. Mondol, P. Hoeflich, J. C. Wheeler (University
		of Texas), and C. Gerardy (Imperial College)
Queries:	quimby at astro.as.utexas.edu
Posted:	2 Sep 2005;  18:39  UT
Subjects:	Optical, Cataclysmic Variables, Novae, Supernovae, Transients

We report the discovery of a   transient near M31 using unfiltered CCD
images taken on September 1.23   UT (about 18.0 mag) and September 2.23
(about 16.5 mag) using the   0.45m ROTSE-IIIb telescope at the McDonald
Observatory. The object is   located at RA = 00h38m49.52s DEC = +40o19'54.1"
(J2000) and was not   detected in ROTSE-IIIb data from August 31.23 UT
(limiting mag about   18.7). A finding chart for the transient can be found
at:      http://grad40.as.utexas.edu/~quimby/tss/nova5.png 

finding chart: http://grad40.as.utexas.edu/~quimby/tss/nova5.png
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