Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports"

PNV J05222788-6936333

PNV J05222788-6936333   2022 05 21.8916*  05 22 27.88 -69 36 33.3  12.5 U             Dor       9 0

2022 05 21.8916

Discovered by C. Jacques, C. Colesanti, C. Barreto, E. Pimentel, J. Ribeiro, M. Domingues, J. Amancio, L. Amaral, P. Holvorcem, T. Napoleao on behalf of the Brazilian Transient Search - BraTS - at SONEAR Observatory, Oliveira, Brazil in three frames with 20 seconds exposure using an astrograph 280mm f/2.2 + CCD unfiltered, with magnitude 12.5 under limiting mag = 17.8. Nothing is visible at this location on the previous frames (limiting mag = 17.8) taken on 2022 01 15.28 UT. Possible Nova in LMC.

2022 05 25.456

Position end figures 27s.92, 32".9 measured with 0.35m R-COP reflector + CCD at Perth Observatory. J2000, Gaia DR2 positions. Photometry as follows: May. 25.456 UT V = 12.22, May. 25.454 UT B = 12.44. Andrew Pearce, Nedlands, W.Australia