[vsnet-alert 10490] Re: Possible nova in Sco

[walcom77]

Dear all

> Another possible nova has been reported in Sco according to the
> CBAT's unconfirmed observations page.

We can confirm the presence of a relatively bright object (unfiltered
magnitude about 9.6) at coordinates:

R.A. = 17h57m32s.93, Decl. =-30o43'10".3 (equinox 2000.0; UCAC-2
catalogue reference stars).

The image is available on our blog:

http://tinyurl.com/6o8dsf

by Ernesto Guido, Giovanni Sostero and Paul Camilleri