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Subject: Re: Bright nova candidate in Scutum > The most recent astrometric observations indicate that the >reported 16-th mag nearby star (also shown in IAUC 8190) is unlikely >the progenitor of this erupting object. The real progenitor seems to >have been much fainter. I agree. There is no bright candidate in DSS images on the reported position; on the other hand, in USNO-B1.0 catalog, there is a fainter star having some large proper motion, which is possibly near to the reported position of new object on epoch 2003.6 : 18:49:37.80 -09:33:51.5 (J2000.0, epoch=2000.0), r1mag=17.67, r2mag=19.08, imag=19.41, pmRA=-0.514 mas/yr, pmDecl = -22 mas/yr Further examination is surely needed for the identification of the quiesient counterpart. Sincerely Yours, Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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