Vend77: a possible new nova in M31

I've discovered a possible nova of ~18.2 mag on my 8×120s M31 images taken this morning (2025 Dec 01.0667 UT). By the evening it had significantly brightened to ~17.5 mag.

It has been reported to the TOCP website as PNV J00424276+4117303 and to the TNS server as AT 2025afrg

Preliminary co-ordinates of Vend77: 00 42 42.76 +41 17 30.3 (J2000.0)

 

Vend77 was clearly visible on my images made with te 0.43CDK at Alnitak Remote Observatory this evening.


This was the discovery image made this morning. 8x120s images with a Luminance filter on a 0.51m telescope Utah Desert Remote Observatory at Great Basin Desert, Beryl Junction, Utah, USA (iTelescope,net network).

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