Vend68: independent discovery of a probable nova in M31
Róbert Fidrich and Tamás Tordai (HAA/VSS) report the independent discovery of a 18.7 magnitudes bright possible nova in M31. Discovered using 4x120s co-added images made with a 0.43 m Dall-Kirkham telescope at Alnitak Remote Observatory, Sierra del Segura, Spain, with Luminance filter at 2025 September 16.1295UT.
Preliminary coordinates of Vend68: 00 42 42.71 +41 11 26.1 (J2000.0)
The transient has been reported as AT 2025xtl. It has been also reported by K. Hornoch as PNV J00424264+4111245.
Significantly brighter on 2025. September 16/17:
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