Circular No. 7240

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NOVA IN NGC 205

R. Johnson and M. Modjaz, University of California at Berkeley, on behalf of the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (cf. IAUC 6627, 7126), report the discovery with the 0.8-m Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT) of an apparent nova in NGC 205 (M110). The object was discovered on unfiltered CCD frames on Aug. 17.3 UT (mag about 18.1) and confirmed on similar frames taken on Aug. 15.5 (mag about 17.5), 16.6 (mag about 18.1), and 18.3 (mag about 19.0). The new star is located at R.A. = 0h40m22s.65, Decl. = +41o45'48".4 (equinox 2000.0), which is about 8" east and 280" north of the nucleus of NGC 205. A KAIT image of the same field on Aug. 14.5 (limiting mag about 19.0) showed nothing at the position of the nova.

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