[vsnet-j 2457] (fwd) Bright object in Eastern Sagittarius

[Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>]

(fwd) Bright object in Eastern Sagittarius

　ものすごく明るい天体の報告です。もし新天体で実在ならば大変なことになる
　かも知れません。どなたか見られた方はおられませんか？

Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 08:49:02 +0200
From: "Berto Monard" <LAGMonar@csir.co.za>
Subject: [vsnet-alert 7627] Bright object in Eastern Sagittarius

I could possibly make a fool of myself for this but I would like to ask
if someone can follow up on my observation.

This morning during dawn I noticed a bright star somewhere around
coordinates 19 25 -18. I estimated the magnitude around 2 and the colour
was yellowish-orange, possibly caused by airmass reddening.
The nearest bright star to that position is Pi Sgr, which is
2.88V(0.3). 

Since it was flickering I thought it was unlikely to be a planet, but
it is not impossible that Mercury could be in that position. I haven't
been able to trace that..

I wonder what it was! Perhaps it was Pi Sgr, maybe Mercury, or
something else...


Regards,

Berto Monard

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