P60-FasTING (Palomar 60-inch Fast Transients In Nearby Galaxies) has discovered a magnitude 20.6 possible nova in the galaxy M81, on the 27th October, 2008.
Position(2000): RA = 09:55:36.105, Dec = +69°03'10".0
The nova is located 15.8"E, 33.1"S from the nucleus of the galaxy.