Possible nova in Sgr Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 16:58:06 -0500 From: "W.Liller" <wliller@compuserve.com> Subject: [vsnet 2076] Possible nova in Sgr Hola everyone - Surely someone else will have discovered this bright intruder already, but here is what I found: There is an apparent nova (mag 7.7) on Technical Pan photographs taken on Feb. 24.3687 and 24.3709 UT with an 85mm camera (+orange filter). The approximate location of the star is R.A. = 17h 54.7m, Dec. = -26d 14' (equinox 2000). Nothing brighter than mag 11.0 appears at this location on photographs taken on Feb. 14. Confirmation is kindly requested. The star is approx. 3.0' east of GSC 6845 565. I will try for a more precise CCD position and magnitude tonight -- and a spectrogram if possible. All the best to all, Bill Liller