[vsnet-alert 21783] PNV J17180658-3204279: possible nova (11.0 mag) in Scorpius

[Patrick Schmeer pasc1312-aavso@yahoo.de via vsnet-alert]

PNV J17180658-3204279  (N:)

RA 17h18m06.58s, DEC -32°04'27.9" (J2000.0)
2018 Jan. 17.8691 UT, 11.0 mag (CCD, unfiltered)
Discoverer: Hideo Nishimura (Kakegawa, Shizuoka-ken, Japan)

"2018 01 17.869 UT
Discovered by H. Nishimura, Kakegawa, Shizuoka-ken, Japan,
with on 10-s exposure on three frames using Canon EOS 6D
digital camera + f/3.2 200-mm lens under the limiting
mag = 12s, who writes that nothing is visible at this
location on a frame taken on 2018 Jan. 15.872 UT."

Follow-up reports:
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J17180658-3204279.html

Spectroscopy and precise astrometry are urgently required.

Clear skies,
Patrick