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PNV J00424094+4115371   2026 09 17.8925*  00 42 40.94 +41 15 37.1  18.3 C             M31       9 1

2026 09 17.8925

Róbert Fidrich and Tamás Tordai (HAA/VSS) report the discovery of a possible nova in M31. Discovered using 3x90s co-added images made with a 0.43 m Dall-Kirkham telescope at Alnitak Remote Observatory, Sierra del Segura, Spain, with Luminance filter. Discovery images and more details: https://vendegcsillagkereso.blogspot.com/2026/09/vend93-quite-bright-possibe-nova-near.html The discovery was made using the Alnitak Remote Observatories robotic telescope network, ARTA program.