Discovery of Possible Nova in M81 : P60-M81-081027

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Nov 2008

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The Astronomer's Telegram, #1826

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Optical, Novae, Transients

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On UT 2008 Oct 27.402, P60-FasTING (Palomar 60-inch Fast Transients In Nearby Galaxies) discovered a nova in M81 at RA(J2000) = 09:55:36.105 DEC(J2000) = +69:03:22.04, offset from the nucleus by 15.8"E, 33.1"S. P60- M81-081027 had a peak brightness of g = 20.6 +/- 0.1 at discovery and has since faded to g = 21.5 +/- 0.3 on Oct 30.501. There is no counterpart in SDSS or SIMBAD. It is not detected to g > 21.8 on Oct 20.453.

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