[vsnet-alert 7514] Re: Unconfirmed bright object(?) in Sgr, please confirm!

[Gianluca Masi <gianmasi@fr.flashnet.it>]

Dear Colleagues,

this nova has now just been officially announced on IAUC 7975.

Regards,
Gianluca


Taichi Kato wrote:
> 
> Unconfirmed bright object(?) in Sgr, please confirm!
> 
>     Katsumi Haseda (Aichi Japan) has reported possible detection of
> a potentially bright object (mag about 5.0) at an approximate position
> 190108.5 -220045 (J2000.0).  Since the stellar image was recorded
> on a single film taken on 2002 Sep. 20.431 UT, the existence or reality of
> the object has not been confirmed.  Although we don't usually report
> a potential discovery alert at such an early stage, I relay this report
> because the exceptional brightness clearly requires emergent confirmation.
> 
>     Could someone check this field?
> 
> Regards,
> Taichi Kato

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