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Dear Colleagues, We have received the following report from William Liller on the discovery of a possible nova in the LMC. Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:05:32 -0400 From: "W.Liller" <wliller@compuserve.com> Subject: Possible nova Hola everyone - On five (5) exposures ranging from 45 to 75 seconds (20-cm Schmidt, TP film, no filter) taken between U.T June 17.9739 and 17.9829, I found a new stellar object in the LMC at magnitude 11.0. The candidate nova is at (2000) RA = 5h 08.4m, Dec = -68d 26.2'. No star brighter than magnitude 14 was seen on the most recent exposures taken at U.T. June 2.970. Tonight I will try to get an improved position and, possibly, a spectrum. It should be noted, however, that at end of evening twilight here in Vina del Mar, the altitude of the star is only 23 degrees and directly over the nearby city of Valparaiso. At the beginning of dawn, the altitude is 38 degrees (and in trees for me). Please help with observations if you can. All the best to all, Bill/William Liller
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