[vsnet-alert 213] confirmation of probable nova Cas

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

   Makoto Iida (Nagano, Japan) communicates that he has confirmed the
possible nova in Cassiopiea (see later message) by unfiltered ST-6 CCD
attached to 0.16-m reflector.  The magnitudes are as follows (in VSNET
format).  The object is tentatively assigned a name here.

object         YYMMDD(UT)   mag  code
CASnova1995    950826.598    89  Arm.VSOLJ
CASnova1995    950826.660    90  Arm.VSOLJ

   He also measured the following accurate position from his CCD images.

   01h 05m 05.s66   +54o 00' 42" .5 (J2000.0)  reference: GSC

   Many observers attending the VSOLJ meeting 1995 at Dynic Astronomical
Observatory (Shiga, Japan) also confirmed the object visually.

---- original discovery report by Minoru Yamamoto ----

I discovered a possible nova in CAS on Aug.24.567UT,
24.568UT at mag 9.2 on a T-Max400 exposure with
a 200mm f/4.0 lenz and PO0 filter.
The position is R.A.=01h02m11s, Decl.=53d46' equinox
1950.0.
The corresponding 2000.0-position is R.A.=01h05m09s
Decl.=54d02'.
The magnitude estimates: Jul 24,<10.

Regards,
Minoru Yamamoto

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relayed by Taichi Kato (Kyoto University)

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