[vsnet-alert 10083] Nova Sgr 2008: new spectrum, slow development?

[Taichi Kato]

   Fujii-san's new spectrum:

http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~aikow/etc/nova_sgr_2008_20080420.gif

   There have been no striking change since Apr. 19.
The nova may be a slowly developing one with a long premaximum hault.

   ASAS-3 has reported a further measurement on the rise:

  YYYYMMDD(UT)   mag  observer
  20080413.3429 <14.50V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))
  20080416.3048 11.671V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))
  20080416.3048 11.826V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))
  20080418.3223 9.848V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))
  20080419.651  8.73V  (Martin Nicholson)
  20080419.726  9.18V  (Kazuhiro Nakajima)
  20080419.758  8.68Rc  (Kazuhiro Nakajima)
  20080419.765  9.86B  (Kazuhiro Nakajima)
  20080419.775  9.20y  (Kazuhiro Nakajima)