Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports"

PNV J00441073+4154220

PNV J00441073+4154220   2019 09 22.6446*  00 44 10.73 +41 54 22.0  17.8 V  974E2294N  M31       R 1

2019 09 22.6446

Suspected recurrent nova M31N 2017-1e

2017 01 31.395

Image : http://k-itagaki.jp/images/m31-01-e.jpg

2019 09 22.6446

POSSIBLE NOVA IN M31 Tianyu Tu, Jianlin Xu, Mi Zhang and Xing Gao, report the discovery of a possible nova (mag approximately 17.8) on several 40-s survey images (limiting mag about 19.0) taken by Xing Gao in Xingming Observatory Sky Survey(C42) around Sep. 22.64457 UT using a unfiltered CCD ( + Celestron C14 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope D=356-mm @f/6.9 ). The transient approximately located at R.A.=00h44m10.73s +41d54'22".0 (equinox 2000.0). Which is about 974.2" east and 2293.5" north of the center of the NGC224(M31). Nothing is visible at this position on archival images taken on Sep. 21.57181 UT(limiting mag 19.0). NET UCAC-4 PSP19C C2019 09 22.64457 00 44 10.73 +41 54 22.0 17.8 V C42 All images can be seen from: http://www.xjltp.com/XOSS/PSP19C/PSP19C.htm C42, Xingming Observatory, Mt. Nanshan. Observers Tianyu Tu, Jianlin Xu, Mi Zhang and Xing Gao Measurer M.Zhang 0.36-m f/6.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and CCD.