2003IAUC.8165....2H

Three additional apparent novae in M31 have been discovered, the first two by K. Hornoch (cf. IAUC 8157), and the last two (independently) by M. Fiaschi, F. Di Mille, and D. Tiveron (cf. IAUC 8155). The tabulated data for the first object are from Hornoch; the remaining tabulated data are from Fiaschi et al. (whose magnitudes are with an H_alpha filter). The second object was found independently by Hornoch near the limit of seven CCD images, and he provides position end figures 41s.0, 33" (with offset 43" west and 142" north of the center of M31). DATE (UT) R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset July 14.99 0 42 15.81 +41 12 00.5 16.9 318" W, 252" S July 19.986 0 42 41.10 +41 18 32.0 15.9 36" W, 144" N July 19.986 0 42 45.10 +41 17 53.7 14.9 9" E, 105" N Additional [H_alpha] magnitudes by Fiaschi et al.: Second object, July 15 UT, [18; 21.020, 16.0. Third object, July 15, [18; 21.020, 15.0. Further approximate R-band magnitudes by Hornoch: First object, July 11.04, [18.7; 15.99, 17.5; 19.006, 17.5. Second object, July 14.988, [18.8; 19.031, 18.5; 21.00, 18.9. Additional R magnitudes by Hornoch, from images taken by himself and by L. Sarounova, of the apparent nova reported on IAUC 8157: June 30.022, 18.3; July 2.997, 18.6; 3.034, 18.7; 7.993, 18.0; 9.011, 18.7.