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Re: [vsnet-alert 7808] Re: Possible Nova in Ophiuchus (Tabur)
Mike Linnolt's citation:
> Re: Possible Nova in Ophiuchus (Tabur)
>
> > An updated position based on my images is 17h 19m 14s.2 -27d 22' 34"
> > (+/- 5") J2000
>
> Vello Tabur's updated position more critically confirms the absence
> of a bright 2MASS star. The object is certainly not a red variable.
> Possibly a slow nova, which underwent a major brightening in June?
> (Other possibilities naturally remain).
The citation would suggest that the possible nova was discovered by
Tabur, but this cited part was from a later follow-up message.
The discoverer was Akira Takao, Kitakyushu Japan.
See the following VSNET page for the full information:
http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/Novae/noph03.html
Regards,
Taichi Kato
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