From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu Aug 05 2004 - 07:53:55 PDT
----- Original Message -----
From: Hitoshi YAMAOKA<mailto:yamaoka_at_rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp>
To: vsnet-alert_at_kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp<mailto:vsnet-alert_at_kusastro.kyoto-u.acjp> ; vsnet-discovery-nova_at_kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp<mailto:vsnet-discovery-nova_at_kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp> ; vsnet-campaign-nova_at_kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp<mailto:vsnet-campaign-nova_at_kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 2:17 AM
Subject: [vsnet-alert 8265] possible nova in Sco
Subject: possible nova in Sco
IAUC 8380 informed that A. Takao, Kitakyushu, Japan, discovered a
possible nova (C = 7.4) on the unfiltered CCD images (+ telephoto
lens) taken on Aug. 3.583 UT. The position of the new object is: R.A.
= 17h29m18s, Decl. = -31d46'.0 (J2000.0, uncertainty about 5"). The
object is also detected by the ASAS-3 system on Aug. 2.071 UT when it
was V = 9.9.
No bright IR or X-ray counterpart is catalogued at this position.
It is very likely a fast nova still rising. The spectroscopy and
follow-up photometry is extremely encouraged for this very bright
(possibly become naked-eye object!), as well as the presice
astrometry. If you can take an image of this object, please send it
(in FITS format preferably) to me for the astrometry.
The discovery image can be seen at:
http://www.rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~yamaoka/takao/nsco040805.jpg The central bright star is the new object. North is up, east is
Sincerely Yours,
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.6
: Thu Aug 05 2004 - 08:34:56 PDT
left, about 1.2 x 0.8 degree.
Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ, Japan
yamaoka_at_rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp<mailto:yamaoka_at_rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp>
