2003IAUC.8205....2B

Boles also reports the discovery of an apparent nova (mag 18.1) in M31 on his unfiltered CCD images taken on Sept. 17.160 and 20.054 UT in the course of the U.K. Nova/Supernova Patrol. The new object is located at R.A. = 0h42m59s.84, Decl. = +41o03'33".9 (equinox 2000.0), which is approximately 175" east and 755" south of the center of M31. O. Trondal, Oslo, obtained a confirmation image on Sept. 20.119 with a 0.25-m reflector. The suspect is not present on Boles' images from 2002 Sept. 28 (limiting mag 20.0) or 2003 Aug. 2 and 31 (limiting mag 19.5), and it is not present on 1989 Palomar Sky Survey red or blue plates.