[vsnet-alert 340] possible Nova Sgr (Sakurai)

[tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp]

   IAUC No. 6322 (D. Green) tells that Sakurai, Ibaragi, Japan discovered
a possible "slow" nova in Saittarius.

    17h 52m 33s.5  -17o 40' 52"  (J2000.0)

   He estimated the object at photographic (Fuji G400 film) magnitude of
11.4 on Feb, 20.806 UT.  The object seems to have started brighten at
around 1995 Jan., when it was 12.5.

   S. Benettei and H. W. Duerbeck report s spectrum taken by E. Cappellaro
show a reddened early G-star with no prominent emission components.
It may be a "slow" nova or a symbiotic nova.

For further observations, we have prepared VSNET finding charts with
GSC magnitudes.  They are available through the VSNET Home Page (in
"What's new" menu) or VSNET anonymous ftp.

   http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/   or
   fttp://ftp.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/pub/vsnet/Novae/sakurai_nova96

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