Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008atel.1854....1k&link_type=abstract
The Astronomer's Telegram, #1854
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Infra-Red, Optical, Cataclysmic Variables, Novae, Transients
Scientific paper
On UT 2008 Nov 19.536, P60-FasTING (Palomar 60-inch Fast Transients In Nearby Galaxies) discovered a possible nova in M82 at RA(J2000) = 09:55:58.390 DEC(J2000) = +69:40:56.17, offset from the nucleus by 29.5"E, 10.4"N. P60-M82-081119 had a brightness of g = 20.0 +/- 0.1 at peak corresponding to Mg = -7.8 at the distance of M82 (uncorrected for extinction). There is no counterpart in SDSS or SIMBAD.
Cenko Bradley S.
Kasliwal Mansi M.
Kulkarni Sanjeev R.
Ofek Eran O.
Quimby Robert
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