EQ 004240.2+411442 , the SIMBAD biblio

K. Hornoch, Lelekovice, Czech Republic, reports the discovery of two apparent novae in M31 by P. Kusnirak (first object), M. Wolf (second object), and himself (both objects) on CCD R-band images taken by them and L. Sarounova with the 0.65-m reflector at Ondrejov. The first new object is located at R.A. = 0h43m26s.84, Decl. = +41o16'40".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is 479" west and 32" north of the center of M31. R-band magnitudes for this object from Hornoch: Aug. 2.974 UT, [20.5; 3.960, 19.2:; 4.901, 18.8; 6.997, 17.8; 7.982, 17.3; 9.070, 17.8; 10.005, 18.3; 10.956, 17.7; 12.057, 18.3; 15.943, 17.6; 23.902, 17.5; 24.060, 17.6; 28.899, 18.1; 31.915, 18.6; Sept. 3.018, 18.6; 3.868, 18.7; 4.819, 19.0; 5.058, 18.9; 6.930, 19.0; 8.929, 18.3; 9.893, 18.3; on Aug. 24.063, V = 17.6. The second new object is located at R.A. = 0h42m40s.25, Decl. = +41o14'42".9, which is 46" west and 86" south of the center of M31; R-band magnitudes for this object from Hornoch: Aug. 24.060, [19.8; 28.899, [19.1; 31.915, 18.3; 31.938, 18.0; 31.952, 17.8; Sept. 3.018, 17.5; 3.868, 17.6; 4.841, 18.2; 5.862, 18.1; 6.930, 18.0; 8.953, 18.1; 9.893, 18.4. Filippenko et al. add that inspection of spectra, obtained at Lick (as described above) on Sept. 10, shows both objects to be novae with very strong H_alpha emission (FWHM about 2000 km/s); considerably weaker H_beta and Fe II may be visible, as well.