RA/DEC (2000)
00:42:49.840 +41:23:35.00
10.707667 +41.393056
Type
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Redshift
Reporting Group
XOSS
Discovering Data Source
XOSS
Discovery Date
2018-10-10 14:26:05.000
TNS AT
Y
Public
Y
Host Name
M31
Discovery Mag
18.2
Filter
Clear-
Reporter/s
Qiang Yin, Xing Gao

Light curves

 Other_Other_Clear
   
Pointer position (MJD, Mag, Abs.Mag): (0.00, 0.00, 0.00)
No Data
Light Curves
Filter Tel / Inst Obs-date range JD Range Photometry
Clear- Other_Other 2018-10-09 13:10:23 - 2018-10-10 14:26:05 2458401.0488773 - 2458402.1014468 2
Photometry
ID Obs-date JD Mag. / Flux Err Lim. Mag./Flux Units Filter Tel / Inst Exp-time Observer/s Remarks
37398 2018-10-10 14:26:05 2458402.1014468 18.2 21 VegaMag Clear- Other_Other 300 Qiang Yin, Xing Gao 0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien telescope + unfiltered CCD.
37397 2018-10-09 13:10:23 2458401.0488773 21 VegaMag Clear- Other_Other 300 Xing Gao [Last non detection] 0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien telescope + unfiltered CCD.
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
23447 2018-10-10 15:37:29 Zhijian Xu Qiang Yin,Xing Gao et al. XOSS XOSS 00:42:49.840 +41:23:35.00 2018-10-10 14:26:05.000 18.2 Clear- PNV M31 XM146QY XOSS Qiang Yin and Xing Gao, report the discovery of a possible nova (mag approximately 18.2) on severl 300-s survey images (limiting mag about 21.0) taken by Xing Gao in Xingming Observatory Sky Survey(C42) around Oct. 10.60145 UT using a unfiltered CCD ( + 0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien telescope). The transient approximately located at R.A.=00h42m49.84s +41d23'35".0 (equinox 2000.0). Which is about 62.2" east and 446.5" north of the center of the NGC224(M31). Nothing is visible at this position on archival images taken on Oct. 09.54888 UT(limiting mag 21.0). NET UCAC-4 XM145QY C2018 10 10.60145 00 42 49.84 +41 23 35.0 18.20V C42,All images can be seen from: http://www.xjltp.com/XOSS/XM146QY/XM146QY.htm , C42,Xingming Observatory - NEXT, Mt. Nanshan. Observers Q.Yin,X.Gao,Measurers Q.Yin, 0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien telescope and CCD. 2018TNSTR1544....1Y N
No Data

Comments

George
Carey

Confirmation image

I picked this new object up at 2018 10 10.77819 from the UK.
Magnitude about 17.2
20cm reflector, QSI camera

Image attached