[vsnet-alert 22017] Re: ASASSN-18gb: probable nova (17.5 mag) in NGC 3109

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

M. J. Darnley (LJMU), M. W. Healy (LJMU), S. C. Williams (Lancaster):
"ASASSN-18gb: Spectroscopic confirmation as a nova eruption in NGC 3109"
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=11472

Excerpt from ATel #11472:
"This spectrum strongly suggests that the initial classification in
ATel #11470 is correct and this is a (the first) nova eruption to be
observed in NGC 3109. The spectrum also indicates that this nova
was caught on the rise, or at least around optical maximum."

Regards,
Patrick