Discovery of Optical Transient in M82 : P60-M82-081119

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Nov 2008

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The Astronomer's Telegram, #1854

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Infra-Red, Optical, Cataclysmic Variables, Novae, Transients

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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.

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