Reporting Group
None
Discovering Data Source
None
Discovery Date
2018-09-02 23:09:00.000
TNS AT
Y
Public
Y
Host Name
M31
Discovery Mag
18.2
Filter
Clear-
Reporter/s
Emmanuel Conseil
Light curves
▌Gaia_Gaia-photometric_G
▌ATLAS-MLO_ATLAS-01_orange
▌ATLAS-HKO_ATLAS-02_orange
▌Other_Other_Clear
Pointer position (MJD, Mag, Abs.Mag): (0.00, 0.00, 0.00)
Spectra
No Data
Light Curves
AT Reports
| ID | Time received (UT) | Sender | Reporter/s | Reporting group | Disc. Data Source | RA | DEC | Discovery date (UT) | Discovery Mag. | Filter | Related files | AT Type | Host name | Internal name | Assoc. Groups | End prop. period | Remarks | ADS Bibcode | Unreal | Auto classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22572 | 2018-09-12 07:25:03 | ATLAS_Bot1 | J. Tonry,B. Stalder,L. Denneau et al. | ATLAS | ATLAS | 00:44:19.811 | +41:29:25.88 | 2018-09-11 11:45:36.000 | 17.92 | orange-ATLAS | PSN | ATLAS18vcd | ATLAS | N | ||||||
| 22548 | 2018-09-11 09:26:06 | Gaia_Bot1 | A. Delgado,D. Harrison,S. Hodgkin et al. | GaiaAlerts | GaiaAlerts | 00:44:19.810 | +41:29:25.84 | 2018-09-07 17:11:02.000 | 17.7 | G-Gaia | PSN | Gaia18cof | GaiaAlerts | confirmed Nova in M31 | N | |||||
| 22182 | 2018-09-04 09:15:36 | Emmanuel Conseil | Emmanuel Conseil et al. | 00:44:19.850 | +41:29:26.50 | 2018-09-02 23:09:00.000 | 18.2 | Clear- | PNV | M31 | Emmanuel Conseil reports the discovery of a probable nova in M31, located 00 44 19.85 +41 29 26.5 at magnitude 18.2 CV on 2018-09-02 between 23:29 UTC. The object is visible on 3 images (50s exposures) taken with Slooh robotic telescope T2 (Corrected Dall-Kirkham 17" + FLI PL16803). The object is also visible on 3 images (50s exposures) taken with the same telescope on 2018-09-03 at 00h24 UTC. The object is visible, and brighter (mag 17.7 CV) on 3 images taken on 2018-09-03 at 23h20 UTC with the same telescope (Image available here : https://www.flickr.com/photos/econseil/43748677404 ) The object is visible (mag 17.7 CV) on 3 images taken on 2018-09-04 at 00h39 UTC with the same telescope There was nothing at this location on images taken on 2018-09-02 at 01h09 UTC with the same telescope. There's no known object at this location in TOCP, TNS, AstronomersTelegrams and SIMBAD. No known asteroid either at this location. | 2018TNSTR1288....1C | N |
Classification Reports
No Data



Comments
Object coordinates updated
Object coordinates updated according to AT-report 22548 of Group GaiaAlerts
Previous RA, DEC: 00:44:19.850, +41:29:26.50 (11.082708, +41.490694)
Updated RA, DEC: 00:44:19.810, +41:29:25.84 (11.082542, 41.490511)
Spectroscopic confirmation
Nova confirmed by Darnley et al. in ATel 12017 : http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=12017 (class FeII)
Image of the transient
Image taken on 2018-09-03 at 23h20 UTC. Addition of 3 images taken with Slooh robotic telescope T2 (Corrected Dall-Kirkham 17" + FLI PL16803)