[vsnet-alert 21840] PNV J16484962-4457032: possible nova (11.7 mag) in Scorpius

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

PNV J16484962-4457032  (N:)

RA 16h48m49.62s, DEC -44°57'03.2" (J2000.0)
2018 Feb. 6.8628 UT, 11.7 mag (CCD, unfiltered)
Discoverer: Hideo Nishimura (Kakegawa, Shizuoka-ken, Japan)

"2018 02 06.863 UT
Discovered by H. Nishimura, Kakegawa, Shizuoka-ken, Japan,
with on 10-s exposure on five frames using Canon EOS 6D
digital camera + 200-mm f/3.2 lens under the limiting
mag = 14.0, who writes that nothing is visible at this
location on three frames taken on 2018 Feb. 3.855, 4.863
and 5.864 UT under limiting mag.= 13s. Thre is a star
(mag.= 16.8) at 49s.24 and 01".8."

Follow-up reports:
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J16484962-4457032.html

Spectroscopy and precise astrometry are urgently required.

Clear skies,
Patrick