Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports"

PNV J00420232+4129153

PNV J00420232+4129153   2011 02 15.6323*  00 42 02.32 +41 29 15.3  18.8 U  441W 787N  M31       R 2

2011 02 18.6199

NET USNO-A2.0 C2011 02 16.54486 00 42 02.32 +41 29 15.6 18.7 V C2011 02 18.56123 00 42 02.32 +41 29 15.2 17.9 V C2011 02 18.61992 00 42 02.31 +41 29 15.3 17.6 V Observers: H.Tan, X.Gao, Measurer: Z.Xu. Xingming Observatory(C42), Xinjiang, China

2011 02 19.099

This possible extragalactic nova in M31 was easily seen with 2 x 1200 sec images using a red filter. Astrometry: RA 00 42 02.23 Dec 41 29 15.3. Photometry: Mag 17.65+/-0.6 using 6 ref stars. These data were collected remotely using a 51 cm RCOS and STL11K camera at New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, NM. Link to image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/5457837003/ Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia.