[vsnet-alert 5398] Nova suspect in Tau

[Patrick Schmeer <extpasc@rz.uni-sb.de>]

As I had already mentioned to Gianluca the object in question is very
likely a red star and not a nova.
 
The object is visible on Second Generation DSS images as follows:
red   1989 Nov.  5  mag 14.8:  04:21:12.23 +16:26:15.6 (J2000.0)
blue  1990 Jan. 24  mag 20     04:21:12.24 +16:26:15.8 (J2000.0)
(coordinates found by clicking on the FITS images)
 
No ROSAT source sufficiently close.
 
SIMBAD finds the following nearby IRAS source:
IRAS 04183+1619  04:21:14.2 +16:26:22 (J2000.0)   
 
The IRAS Faint Source Catalog puts it closer to the position obtained by 
Gianluca (04:21:12.13 +16:26:16.7):
IRAS F04183+1619 04:21:13.2 +16:26:19 (J2000.0)
 
All in all I think the object is most likely a (very) red star (possibly
variable).
 
Regards,
Patrick

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