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POSSIBLE NOVA IN M81 – XMr4ZX

POSSIBLE NOVA IN M81

Zhijian Xu and Xing Gao report the discovery of a possible nova in M81. The transient is approximately Mag. 20.4 on severl 300-s survey images (limiting mag about 21.5) taken by Xing Gao in Xingming Observatory Sky Survey(C42) around Apr. 02.61594 UT using a unfiltered CCD (+ 0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien telescope). The transient approximately located at R.A.=09h55m31.94s +69d09’14”.7 (equinox 2000.0). Which is about 6.6″ west and 319.7″ north of the center of the M81. Nothing is visible at this position on archival images taken on Mar 21.61384 (limiting mag 21.7).
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XMr4ZX KC2018 04 02.61594 09 55 31.94 +69 09 14.7 20.4 V C42.
All images can be seen from: http://www.xjltp.com/XOSS/XMr4ZX/XMr4ZX.htm.
Xingming Observatory(C42) – NEXT, Mt. Nanshan, 0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien telescope and CCD.

 

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Discovery image taken by C42 on Apr.02.61594 UT,2018

DSS IMAGE

Archival images

 

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