There is a lot more UBV data for field stars near the LMC nova, but it usually involves digging through old papers. A compiled sequence of stars is presented below, but has been done in a hurry, so excuse me if references are not so complete. LMC Nova 2000. Sequence. ==================== Name HDE V B-V RA (2000) DEC. ====================================== 269451 12.56 -0.05 5:22:20.3 -70:36:06 269510 11.11 +0.22 5:25:08.2 -69:53:44 269584 10.83 +0.52 5:27:31.6 -70:26:27 NS-70o91 12.78 -0.23 5:27:33.8 -70:36:48 NS-70 93 269585 12.84 +0.07 5:27:48.7 -70:07:27 NS-70 94 13.13: -0.14 5:28:57.9 -70:20:29 These are LMC B or A type supergiants, and the same data is (or should be) in the Geneva Catalogue of Photometric Data. Other useful BV data comes from the work on foreground stars by Gochermann, Grothues et al, as follows. FD 989 269505 10.92 +0.43 5:24:56.2 -70:16:11 GSC 9166.178 FD 1000 269520 10.24 +0.97 5:25:26.1 -70:11:35 11.67 +0.56 5:25:45.3 -70:05:44 GSC 9166.556 11.84 +0.62 5:26:52.1 -70:12:55 GSC 9166.30 Sorry, no time to find all other aliases for the ids NS = N. Sanduleak. Ref: Gochermann, J., Grothues H-G., Oestreicher M.O., Berghoefer T., Schmidt-Kaler T. Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. 99,591 (1993). This particularly region of the LMC is especially prolific for novae. Within a 1degree radius of the new nova, other novae have appeared in 1948, 1970 (2 novae), 1981, 1987 and 1988, that I know of. I haven't got a complete census at the present moment. Cheers, Mati Morel Astrographics c/o M. Morel, 6 Blakewell Rd, Thornton NSW 2322 AUSTRALIA *Specialized Charts** Variable Star Studies** Stellar Data** 151o38'33" E, 32o46'47"S. morel@ozemail.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Skiff <bas@lowell.edu> To: <vsnet-alert@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 9:23 AM Subject: [vsnet-alert 5103] Sequences near LMC nova > Here are two sequences near the new LMC nova. Both are however about > 50' away. Perhaps Mati Morel knows of some stars closer to the object. > > \Brian > > > > Name RA (2000) Dec GSC V B-V > Martin LMC III-1 5 14 37.0 -70 13 20 9166-0172 11.84 0.77 > Martin LMC III-2 5 14 59.3 -70 11 17 9166-0404 12.43 0.69 > Martin LMC III-3 5 14 27.5 -70 11 34 14.98 0.87 > Martin LMC III-4 5 15 04.6 -70 09 41 15.15 0.16 > Martin LMC III-5 5 15 05.0 -70 11 45 15.82 0.93 > > NGC 2058 W 5 36 28.1 -70 17 47 9167-0391 10.43 0.54 > NGC 2058 E 5 36 53.2 -70 07 44 9167-0516 11.93 0.93 > NGC 2058 D 5 36 36.8 -70 07 16 9167-0485 12.39 0.67 > NGC 2058 F 5 36 39.8 -70 09 28 9167-0806 12.52 0.55 > NGC 2058 K 5 37 19.3 -70 18 07 9167-0772 12.94 0.97 > NGC 2058 H 5 35 30.7 -70 14 45 9166-0658 13.06 0.56 > NGC 2058 V 5 37 18.7 -70 13 37 13.19 -0.08 > NGC 2058 S 5 36 57.2 -70 20 03 13.67 0.63 > NGC 2058 A 5 36 56.2 -70 05 14 13.77 0.41 > NGC 2058 C 5 36 48.8 -70 13 18 13.83 0.50 > NGC 2058 J 5 36 31.5 -70 09 05 14.16 0.63 > NGC 2058 T 5 37 02.1 -70 21 32 14.17 0.58 > NGC 2058 Y 5 37 17.5 -70 13 50 15.36 0.74 >