[vsnet-alert 6003] Possible Nova by Haseda

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

Possible Nova by Haseda

   Katsumi Haseda (Aichi, Japan) reports the discovery of a new variable
star, which is apparently a nova or a variable star undergoing a nova-like
eruption.  The position (accuracy 0".5) of the object was measured as
follows by K. Kadota from the discovery image by Haseda.  The object is
located close to the Sco-Sgr border.

   17h 57m 06s.98  (J2000.0)
   -32o 23' 05".0

   Kadota also comments that there was no object brighter than mag 14
on a CCD image taken on 2000 Feb. 24.842 UT.

   There is no known variable star at this position.  A search on
2MASS and MSX5C catalogs has not revealed any likely counterpart.

   Spectroscopic confirmation, as well as multicolor photometry, is very
strongly encouraged.

object         YYYYMMDD(UT)   mag  code
PosNova2001    19960326.792  <127p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    19970823.503  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    19970824.508  <123p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    19980330.783  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    19980814.515  <127p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    19981009.415  <123p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    19990221.827  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    19990313.799  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    19990517.788  <123p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    19990803.497  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20000212.837  <123p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20000307.830  <127p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20000313.813  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20000401.798  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20000416.768  <123p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20000429.714  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20000508.741  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20000703.624  <123p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20000708.605  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20000716.585  <123p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20000822.513  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20000917.476  <123p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20010202.860  <120p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20010226.837  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20010319.788  <123p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20010326.803  <123p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20010422.744  <129p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20010513.617  105p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20010517.664  110p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20010528.624  105p  Had.VSOLJ
PosNova2001    20010615.661  104p  Had.VSOLJ

Observer's code:
  Had: K. Haseda (Aichi, Japan)
       Instruments: 10cm F4.0 twin patrol camera +T-Max400(120)

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