Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports"

PNV J00424642+4107526

PNV J00424642+4107526   2014 09 30.250 *  00 42 46.42 +41 07 52.6  17.8 U             M31       9 9 

2014 09 30.250

John Seach, Chatsworth Island, NSW, Australia. Observed in 3 images taken with 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer, remote telescope, New Mexico. Magnitude 17.8, limiting magnitude 18.6. No object on VizieR, no minor planet. No object on reference image taken with same instrument 2014 September 4.39 UT.

2014 09 30.250

Further inspection of images indicates PNV not real, but an image flaw on 6 x 60-s images.