M31

This just in:

M31N 2008-11b (BRIGHT NOVA IN M31)
S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the discovery by Koichi Itagaki (Teppo-cho, Yamagata, Japan) of a bright apparent nova in M31 on unfiltered CCD survey frames taken on Nov. 26.498 UT using a 0.60-m f/5.7 reflector.
The new object is located at R.A. = 0h42m26s.50, Decl. = +42o15'36".7 (equinox 2000.0). Nothing is visible at this position on the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to limiting magnitude 21. Available magnitudes from Itagaki for the apparent nova, designated M31N 2008-11b: 2007 Oct. 13.635, [20.5;
2008 Nov. 26.498, 19.0; 26.538, 18.8; 26.548, 18.8; 26.561, 18.6; 26.564, 18.5; 26.565, 18.4; 26.581, 18.2; 28.642, 14.5; 28.643, 14.5; 28.645, 14.6; 28.651, 14.5; 28.663, 14.6; 28.714, 14.7; 28.739, 14.9. Nakano forwards the following position end figures measured by K. Kadota (Ageo, Japan, 0.25-m f/5 reflector + unfiltered CCD): 26s.51, 36".7 (mag 14.7 on Nov.
28.694). Kadota adds that nothing is visible on a red DSS image from 1989.

It could be on your image - it'd be worth analysing it and even sending it in to the IAU...

I had a quick look - I think you have it.

Well worth submitting the data. Even better if you can get a light-curve based on the nova's mag in each individual frame (though it mightn't show any increase/decrease over 45 mins). It would be very useful science nonetheless.

If you need help, just let me know.

Dave

please point it out Dave

DaveG

Ah Phoenix I've been there already

www.irishastronomy.org/forum?func=view&catid=29&id=74201

Dave

Here's the finder image

www.astroshack.net/images/Capture.JPG

The nova is in the center of the red box, drawn in yellow. There is nothing of that magnitude in that location. I checked your image and there is a similar object in magnitude to the nova in the same location.

is this it??