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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 11:38:38 -0400 From: "W.Liller" <wliller@compuserve.com> Subject: new object - possible nova - in Sgr Hola everyone - A more thorough reduction gives for Brown's new object in Sgr = YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer Comments 20030919.1035 8.91 Liller CCDV +/- 0.05 20030919.1056 9.79 Liller CCDB +/- 0.15 ( B-V =3D 0.88 +/- 0.= 17 ) All observations through thin cirrus clouds. Eight TYCHO stars used for standards. A grating spectrum with dispersion 7.8 A/pixel shows a prominent H-alpha emission with a peak approximately 2.3 times brighter than the surroundin= g continuum. The measured FWHM of this line is 550 km/sec. A narrow P-Cyg= ni absorption appears to be present and shifted 590 km/sec towards the blue.= Nothing is visible to mag 11.5 on a red film taken on Sept. 13.12 U.T. There can be no doubt that this is a nova. Congratulations Nick ! All the best to all, Bill Liller
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