SIMBAD references

S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the discovery by Koichi Itagaki (Teppo-cho, Yamagata, Japan) of a bright apparent nova in M31 on unfiltered CCD survey frames taken on Nov. 26.498 UT using a 0.60-m f/5.7 reflector. The new object is located at R.A. = 0h42m26s.50, Decl. = +42o15'36".7 (equinox 2000.0). Nothing is visible at this position on the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to limiting magnitude 21. Available magnitudes from Itagaki for the apparent nova, designated M31N 2008-11b: 2007 Oct. 13.635, [20.5; 2008 Nov. 26.498, 19.0; 26.538, 18.8; 26.548, 18.8; 26.561, 18.6; 26.564, 18.5; 26.565, 18.4; 26.581, 18.2; 28.642, 14.5; 28.643, 14.5; 28.645, 14.6; 28.651, 14.5; 28.663, 14.6; 28.714, 14.7; 28.739, 14.9. Nakano forwards the following position end figures measured by K. Kadota (Ageo, Japan, 0.25-m f/5 reflector + unfiltered CCD): 26s.51, 36".7 (mag 14.7 on Nov. 28.694). Kadota adds that nothing is visible on a red DSS image from 1989.