Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports"

PNV J00442079+4123111

PNV J00442079+4123111   2022 08 04.9521*  00 44 20.79 +41 23 11.1  17.6 U 1091E 425N  M31       9 1

2022 08 04.95

The correct Discovery Mag is 16.6. It should be noted that in the same position a optical transient TSS J004420.7 + 412311 was reported ATel #627; R. Quimby, M. Sellers, P. Hoeflich, J. C. Wheeler (University of Texas), and C. Gerardy (Imperial College) on 12 Oct 2005; 19:30 UT. https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=627 The discovery image is also available at: http://www.osservatoriomontebaldo.it/uploads/ISSP/M31_AT2022qpg_20220804.jpg

2022 08 05.2820

The brightening is also evident in ASAS-SN Sky Patrol (Shappee et al. 2014ApJ...788...48S and Kochanek et al. 2017PASP..129j4502K) data: 2022 August 3.277 UT, fainter than gmag. 16.7; 5.283, gmag 16.2 (corrected); complete light curve at https://asas-sn.osu.edu/sky-patrol/coordinate/1bea0304-f646-492c-8a5a-c62282bc74ae -- Patrick Schmeer (Saarbrücken-Bischmisheim, Germany)