New Variable in M31
K. Hornoch reported a new variable star in M31. On the DSS-II red plates,
the star is not present at limiting magnitude of R=20.5. The object was
first detected on 2001 August 16 at R=17.9mag, and then confirmed in 2002
August. V-R index of this variable is larger than of surrounding stars
with comparable brightness, roughly estimated of about 1-1.5 mag. Probably
large amplitude and large V-R index suggest, that it may be a Mira-type
variable. Following to his report, T. Kato suspected that the object might
be a nova in M31 (vsnet-campaign-nova
964).