| Internal name | XM04JY |  |
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| RA/DEC (2000) | 00 42 52.82 +41 10 58.6 | ||
| Discovery date (UT) | 2026-08-17.77236 | ||
| Discovery Mag (Clear) | 19.9 CV | ||
| Host name | M31 | ||
| Host Redshift | -0.001004 | ||
| Type | |||
| Redshift | |||
| Other name/s | AT 2026zdb PNV J00425282+4110586 PNV J00425283+4110596 |
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| References | Discovery image taken around 2026 Aug. 17.77236 UT at N88 | PanSTARRS-1 Image | |
| Reporter/s | Jingyuan Zhao, Xing Gao (Xingming Observatory) | ||
| Remarks | Nova candidate classified by XOSS. Details can be found at https://xjltp.china-vo.org/xm04jy.html . Before this transient appeared on TNS, we had already reported it to CBAT TOCP: http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J00425282+4110586.html |
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| Discovery report | We report the discovery of a possible nova in M31 (mag = 19.9 ± 0.18). The object was detected on several 300-s survey images (limiting mag ~20.5) taken on 2026 Aug. 17.77236 UT by Xing Gao in the course of the XOSS survey. | ||
| Comments | |||
| XM04JY C2026 08 17.77236 00 42 52.82 +41 10 58.6 19.9+-0.18CV N88 | |||