Circular No. 7249

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Nova in M 31

W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley, on behalf of the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (cf. IAUC 6627, 7126), reports the discovery with the 0.8-m Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT) of a new nova, of mag about 17.0, in an unfiltered image of M31 taken on Sept. 2.3 UT. The nova was confirmed on earlier images taken on Aug. 30.3, 31.3 and Sept. 1.3 at mag about 18.5, 17.8 and 17.0, respectively. It is located at R.A. = 0h42m41s.1, Decl. = +41d19'11" (equinox 2000.0), which is about 43" west and 175" north of the nucleus of M31. A KAIT image on Aug. 28.3 showed nothing at the position of the nova (limiting mag 19.0). A finding chart can be found at http://astron.berkeley.edu/~bait/1999/n31_3.html.

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