Electronic Telegram No. 1588
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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M31N 2008-11b (BRIGHT NOVA IN M31)
     S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the discovery by Koichi Itagaki
(Teppo-cho, Yamagata, Japan) of a bright apparent nova in M31 on unfiltered
CCD survey frames taken on Nov. 26.498 UT using a 0.60-m f/5.7 reflector.
The new object is located at R.A. = 0h42m26s.50, Decl. = +42o15'36".7
(equinox 2000.0).  Nothing is visible at this position on the Digitized Sky
Survey (DSS) to limiting magnitude 21.  Available magnitudes from Itagaki
for the apparent nova, designated M31N 2008-11b:  2007 Oct. 13.635, [20.5;
2008 Nov. 26.498, 19.0; 26.538, 18.8; 26.548, 18.8; 26.561, 18.6; 26.564,
18.5; 26.565, 18.4; 26.581, 18.2; 28.642, 14.5; 28.643, 14.5; 28.645, 14.6;
28.651, 14.5; 28.663, 14.6; 28.714, 14.7; 28.739, 14.9.  Nakano forwards
the following position end figures measured by K. Kadota (Ageo, Japan,
0.25-m f/5 reflector + unfiltered CCD):  26s.51, 36".7 (mag 14.7 on Nov.
28.694).  Kadota adds that nothing is visible on a red DSS image from 1989.


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2008 November 28                 (CBET 1588)              Daniel W. E. Green