Dear Friends,

We have discovered a bright nova candidate in M31 on at around 18.6 magnitudes using 2x120s co-added images made om October 16.9870 UT with 0.32m telescope of the iTelescope.net network remotely at Nerpio, Spain with Luminance filter. AT 2023veq (Vend55) has significantly brightened in the 24 hours since it's discovery: by October 17.9082 UT the quest star has reached 17.7 magnitudes.

More details: - http://vendegcsillagkereso.blogspot.com/2023/10/vend55-at-2023veq-bright-nov... - https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023veq - www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J00433237+4138211.html

Further photometric and spectroscopic follow-up observations are encouraged!

Clear skies,

Robert Fidrich and Tamas Tordai "Vendégcsillag-kereső" (Guest Star Hunter) team HAA/VSS