[vsnet-alert 8698] M31 Optical Transient (possible nova) ATEL

[Taichi Kato]

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Posted: Thu Sep 22 01:30:01 EDT 2005 -- Sat Sep 24 01:30:01 EDT 2005
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ATEL #611							     ATEL #611

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:	23 Sep 2005;  20:10  UT
Subjects:	Optical, Cataclysmic Variables, Novae, Transients

We report the discovery of an optical transient near M31 using unfiltered
CCD   images taken on September 22.17 UT (about 16.3 mag) and September
23.21 (about 16.0 mag) using the 0.45m ROTSE-IIIb telescope at the  
McDonald Observatory. The object is located at RA = 00h38m54.63s DEC =
+40o27'34.2" (J2000) and was not detected in ROTSE-IIIb data from   September
20.18 UT (limiting mag about 17.6). A finding chart for the   transient
can be found at:      http://grad40.as.utexas.edu/~quimby/tss/nova6.png

Finding Chart: http://grad40.as.utexas.edu/~quimby/tss/nova6.png
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