Nova in M31 2000 3

This page is devoted to information on Nova M31 2000 3 in M31 (= NGC 224) Basic information on this Nova, including the last reported brightness, on this and other Novae can be found on the main page. Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the Supernova links web page.

nm313_i.jpg From Giovanni Sostero (Remanzacco Observatory): at the end we have found a good Nova candidate in the course of our monitoring program in M31. We have spotted it in four different frames taken on October 22 at unfiletered CCD magnitude 17.6 (liming magnitude almost 18.5). It was not present on other frames of the same region taken with the same instrumentation on September 1, 7, 8, 9 and 22. Nor it was present on the POSS (second generation) B & R plates. Due to bad weather, we were prevented to obtain other frames until this night, when we spotted it again in six different frames, but at fainther magnitude (estimated to be 18.1). Its position is: R.A. = 00h42m 57.2s, Decl. = +41d07'18" (equinox 2000.0).

We have contacted dr. W. Li for a confirmatory image, but unfortunately he told us that the weather is bad at the Lick Observatory, so he couldn't provide us any additional confirmation of the object. Considering the large amount of reference images we have, we decided to send anyway an alert message to the CBAT.

NOTE: on these images South is up and East is right in the Remanzacco Observatory images. A color DSS reference can be found here
ObserverDateMagFilterComments
Remanzacco Observatory image 9/7/00CNo nova present
Remanzacco Observatory image 9/8/00CNo nova present
Remanzacco Observatory image 10/22/0017.6CDiscovery
Rezman Observatory image 10/23.9650018.1C
Fred Ewalt image 10/24/00> 18C
Remanzacco Observatory image 10/28/00C
Discovery and DSS blink image 10/28/00CMade by Odd Trondal
Remanzacco Observatory image 11/1.84/0018.7C
Visnjan Observatory image 11/1.86/00C
G. Sostero image 11/3/00C
Rafael Ferrando image 11/04.866/00> 19C
Visnjan Observatory image 11/5.8/00< 19C


If you have observations of this Nova, please send them to vsnet-obs@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Use this VSNet data query to see what information has been reported so far. Other VSNet data on this Nova:
  • [vsnet-alert 5346] [FWD] Suspected Nova in M 31
  • [vsnet-alert 5347] Re: Suspected Nova in M 31 (Ewa)
  • [vsnet-alert 5348] M31 nova suspect (fwd)
  • [vsnet-alert 5349] (fwd) M31 possible nova
  • [vsnet-alert 5354] [FWD] Re: [FWD] Suspected Nova in M 31
  • [vsnet-alert 5355] [FWD] New image of the possible Nova in M31 (GSo)
  • [vsnet-alert 5356] [FWD] Another image from Visnjan Observatory (GSo)
  • [vsnet-alert 5359] Re: nova in M31 ? (from Ewalt)
  • [vsnet-alert 5360] Re: New image of the possible Nova in M31
  • [vsnet-alert 5361] Image of DSS zone M31 of suspected Nova
  • [vsnet-alert 5365] possible nova in M31: Ouda observation
  • [vsnet-alert 5366] possible nova in M31: message from G. Sostero
  • [vsnet-alert 5367] Re: possible nova in M31: message from G. Sostero
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    David Bishop
    Last modified: Thu Dec 7 16:25:18 EST 2000