Re: Nova Sgr 2002 (No. 3): spectroscopic confirmation by Mitsugu Fujii > Mitsugu Fujii (Fujii Bisei Observatory, Okayama, Japan) reports > (via K. Ayani, Bisei Astronomical Observatory) the spectrum of Haseda's > new object taken on 2002 Sep. 21.44 UT. The object shows strong Balmer > and Fe II emission lines. The FWHM of Halpha emission is 2400 km/s. > This observation confirms that the object is an Fe II-class nova shortly > after maximum. Fujii communicates that the spectrum can be seen at: http://vsnet1.harenet.ne.jp/~aikow/nova_sgr_no3.gif (Averaged spectrum -- the mean time of the observation is different from the initial report) Regards, Taichi Kato