From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Sat Sep 24 2005 - 11:42:38 UTC
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Subject: [vsnet-alert 8698] M31 Optical Transient (possible nova) ATEL
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Title: M31 Optical Transient
We report the discovery of an optical transient near M31 using unfiltered
Finding Chart: http://grad40.as.utexas.edu/~quimby/tss/nova6.png
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Posted: Thu Sep 22 01:30:01 EDT 2005 -- Sat Sep 24 01:30:01 EDT 2005
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ATEL #611 ATEL #611
Author: R. Quimby, P. Mondol, P. Hoeflich, J. C. Wheeler (University
of Texas), and C. Gerardy (Imperial College)
Queries: quimby_at_astro.as.utexas.edu<mailto:quimby_at_astro.as.utexas.edu>
Posted: 23 Sep 2005; 20:10 UT
Subjects: Optical, Cataclysmic Variables, Novae, Transients
CCD images taken on September 22.17 UT (about 16.3 mag) and September
23.21 (about 16.0 mag) using the 0.45m ROTSE-IIIb telescope at the
McDonald Observatory. The object is located at RA = 00h38m54.63s DEC =
+40o27'34.2" (J2000) and was not detected in ROTSE-IIIb data from September
20.18 UT (limiting mag about 17.6). A finding chart for the transient
can be found at: http://grad40.as.utexas.edu/~quimby/tss/nova6.png
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