SIMBAD references

Koichi Nishiyama (Kurume, Fukuoka-ken, Japan) and Fujio Kabashima (Miyaki-cho, Saga-ken, Japan) report their discovery of an apparent nova (mag 16.6) on seven 40-s unfiltered CCD frames (limiting magnitude 19.7) taken around Dec. 22.488 UT using a 0.40-m f/9.8 reflector. Five 40-s confirming unfiltered CCD frames taken on Dec. 23.537 (limiting magnitude 19.4) yield mag 16.7 for the new object, which is located at R.A. = 0:40:19.40 ± 0s.01, Decl. = +41:15:47.6 ± 0".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is 1634" west and 21" south of the center of the galaxy M31. Nothing is visible at this position on their past frames taken on Dec. 16.486 (limiting mag 19.7) and 21.466 (limiting mag 19.8). T. Yusa, Osaki, Japan, obtained three 120-s unfiltered CCD exposures remotely using a 0.30-m f/12 Cassegrain reflector near Mayhill, NM, U.S.A., on Dec. 25.191, measuring position end figures 19s.42, 47".9 and magnitude 16.9 (using USNO-B1.0 catalogue reference stars).