[vsnet-discovery-nova 164] Re: V4744 Sgr precise astrometry

[Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>]

Re: V4744 Sgr precise astrometry

> Also in 2MASS images, there is no object within 2" of my reported 
> position (17h47m21s.724 +/- 0s.003,  -23o28'22".79 +/- 0".06).  A
> faint object (about 2" west of the nova) which cannot be seen in DSS R
> images was marginally detected on 2MASS J, H, and Ks images.

   Tha lack of a bright 2MASS counterpart seems to preclude the possibility
of a symbiotic nova.

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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