From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Wed Jul 06 2005 - 05:42:51 PDT
>From: aavso_at_aavso.org
>To: aavso_at_aavso.org
>Subject: AAVSO Alert Notice 320
>Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 17:31:45 -0400 (EDT)
>
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> AAVSO ALERT NOTICE 320 (July 5, 2004)
>
>SUBJECT: 1811-30 NOVA SAGITTARII 2005 NO. 2
>
>Object: 1811-30 N SGR 05#2
>
>Event: Nova in Sagittarius
>
>Discovered By: William Liller, Vina del Mar Chile (IAU Circular 8559)
>
>Discovery Magnitude: approximately 8.0 on two red photographs (85-mm
>camera lens + Technical Pan film + deep orange filter)
>
>Discovery Date: July 4.049 UT
>
>Position: (2000.0) Reported by A. C. Gilmore and P. M. Kilmartin, Mt.
>John Observatory (MJO), New Zealand, from an 0.4-s CCD exposure taken July
>5.380 UT with the 1-m f/3.8 reflector at the University of Canterbury's
>MJO and measured by Gilmore using 'Astrometrica' with UCAC2 stars (IAU
>Circular 8559):
>
>R.A. = 18h 17m 50.77s
>Decl. = -30o 26' 31.2" (equinox 2000.0)
>
>Spectra: A spectrum taken by Liller July 5.099 UT shows the object to be
>a nova.
>
>AAVSO Chart(s): 'd' scale chart is available at:
>http://www.aavso.org/cgi-bin/searchcharts3.pl?name=n%20sgr%2005%232
>
>Report Object to the AAVSO as: 1811-30 N SGR 05#2
>
>Observations Reported to the AAVSO: July 2.365 UT, <14.5V, ASAS-3
>(reported by S. Otero, Buenos Aires, Argentina); 5.014, 7.6, R. Shida, Sao
>Paulo, Brazil; 5.08, 7.4 CCDV, B. Monard, Pretoria, South Africa; 5.08,
>7.2 CCDRc, Monard; 5.085, 7.15 CCD, Liller; 5.1, 7.9 CCD, C. Jacques, Belo
>Horizonte, Brazil (IAU Circular 8559); 5.123, 7.37V, ASAS-3 (reported by
>Otero); 5.271, 8.0, M. Linnolt, Woodside, CA; 5.359, 8.0, J. Bedient,
>Hololulu, HI; 5.438, 8.1, A. Pearce, Nedlands, W. Australia; 5.74, 8.6
>CCDV, Monard; 5.74, 8.1 CCDRc, Monard; 5.783, 8.5, T. Cooper, Bredell,
>South Africa.
>
>Notes:
>a. Nothing was visible down to about magnitude 11.0 at the location
>of the nova on films taken by Liller on June 12; red photographs (85-mm
>camera lens + Technical Pan film + deep orange filter).
>
>b. Photoelectric photometry by Kilmartin and Gilmore with the MJO 0.6-m
>f/16 reflector in marginal conditions (occasional fog and low cloud
>crossing): July 5.408 UT, 8.15V, U-B = -0.04, B-V = +0.48, V-R = +0.38,
>V-I = +0.75, air mass 1.167; 5.456, 8.17V, U-B = +0.03, B-V = +0.46, V-R =
>+0.33, V-I = +0.67, airmass 1.064 (comparison star Cousins' E749) (IAU
>Circular 8559).
>
>c. For more information on N Sgr 05#2, please see IAU Circular 8559 (ed.
>Daniel W. E. Green).
>
>Congratulations to Bill on his latest discovery!
>
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>
>Good observing!
>
>Elizabeth O. Waagen
>Senior Technical Assistant
>
>
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