Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports"

PNV J05271319-7009185

PNV J05271319-7009185   2025 10 14.7347*  05 27 13.19 -70 09 18.5  11.9 U             LMC       9 4

2025 10 14.7347

Possible new nova in Large Magellanic Cloud. Discovered by John Seach, Grafton, NSW, Australia. Visible on 3 images taken with DSLR with 85 mm f/1.4 lens. Magnitude 11.9 No variable star at position. Nothing on DSS2-red. No minor planet at position. Nothing at position on 2025 Oct 10.7333 UTC using same instrument limiting mag 12.3

2025 10 14.8596

Position end figures 13s.89, 22.3" measured with Skygems Observatory 0.45m f/4 reflector + CCD, Namibia. J2000, Gaia DR3 positions. Transient position is within 1.37" of Gaia DR3 4657906433561831552 (G magnitude = 19.36). Unfiltered magnitude 12.36. Andrew Pearce, Nedlands, Western Australia