I have a one night, photometric sequence for N Oph 98 that will be processed by Bruce Sumner. As of last night, the Nova is about V B-V V-R R-I 13.10 0.39 0.64 0.22 For those of you intending to observe this nova with CCD or PEP, beware that there are several companion stars that may be included in your aperture. As the star gets fainter, the contribution due to the companions will increase. The three brightest neighbors are about 7arcsec west, 10 arcsec NE, and 4arcsec E. The magnitudes given above have not been corrected for this potential error. Arne -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arne Henden Instruments/software/CCDs US Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station Cepheids/photometry/IR P.O. Box 1149 http://ftp.nofs.navy.mil Flagstaff, AZ 86002-1149 Voice: (520)779-5132 aah@nofs.navy.mil FAX: (520)774-3626