POSSIBLE NOVA IN M33
Mi Zhang and Xing Gao，report the discovery of a possible nova (mag approximately 18.3) on several 300-s survey images (limiting mag about 19.0) taken by Xingming Observatory Sky Survey(C42) around June 21.88744 UT using a unfiltered CCD ( + 0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien telescope ). the new object approximately located at R.A.=00h42m23s.47 Decl.=+41°08’22”.8 (equinox 2000.0). Which is about 299.5″ west and 448.3″ south of the center of the NGC598(M33). Nothing is visible at this position on archival images taken on June 19.84486 (limiting mag 20.0) .
All images can be seen from: http://xjltp.china-vo.org/xm31mz.html
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XM31MZ C2020 06 21.88744 01 33 27.69 +30 32 08.7 18.3 V N88
Discovery image taken by N88 on June 21.88744 UT,2020
Archival image taken by N88 on June 19.84486 UT,2020
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