Possible Nova in Pup: position Our first inspection of the CCD images tonight shows the object more closer to the following USNO star (also pointed out by Rod Stubbings). USNO0600.03989187 073756.871 -255658.78 (2000.0) 14.2 14.1 2MASS 073756.881 -255658.85 (2000.0) 12.270 11.933 11.515 Detailed astrometry is in progress by Yamaoka-san and G. Masi. Regards, Makoto Uemura and Taichi Kato, on behalf of the Kyoto team