Spectroscopic classification of AT2020yky as a nova in M31
Abstract
We report the spectroscopic observation of AT2020yky/ZTF20acoqrpm (RA 0h42m20.17s, DEC +41d14m28.16s) from the SALVATION project. The source was flagged from the ZTF public alert stream as a transient candidate in M31 by the ANTARES broker (https://antares.noirlab.edu/loci/ANT2020aevgxui) on 2020 Nov 2 UT (see also https://wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il/object/2020yky).
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- November 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020ATel14150....1S
- Keywords:
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- Cataclysmic Variable;
- Nova