Image taken on 2011 Oct. 01.49471UT and 2011 Oct. 02.47207UT by L. Elenin (ISON-NM Observatory, Mayhill) does not detect the object (limiting mag 20.0R), because this area of the sky is very bright. These are not real following pre-discovery magnitude limits. Images URL: http://www.astroalert.su/files/m32_2011-10-01_pnv_elenin_summ3.png ; http://www.astroalert.su/files/m32_2011-10-02_pnv_elenin_summ3.png The real following pre-discovery magnitude limits: image taken on 2011 Sep. 19.92656UT and 2011 Sep. 28.72678UT by S. Korotkiy, V. Gerke (Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz, Russia) does not detect the object (limiting mag 20.0R). Images URL: http://www.astroalert.su/files/2011-09-19_m32.png ; http://www.astroalert.su/files/2011-09-28_m32_summ3.png

2011 10 2.502

This possible nova in M32 was just seen with 1 x 300 sec images using a clear filter. Astrometry: RA 00 42 42.75 Dec 40 52 00.6 Photometry: not done These data were collected by Joseph Brimacombe, Cairns, Australia. Link to image and further information: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/6205506791/

2011 10 01.7029

Offset on discovery images: 10E 7N. Stanislav Korotkiy

2011 10 02.758

Detected at R-band mag 16.9 +/- 0.2 on co-added 1350-s R-band CCD frame taken by P. Kusnirak with the 0.65-m telescope at Ondrejov. The position of the nova candidate is R.A. = 0h42m42s.83, Decl. = +40o52'01".4 (equinox 2000.0), which is 10.9" east and 4.2" north of the center of M32. K. Hornoch, Ondrejov observatory