[vsnet-alert 22102] ASASSN-18ix: possible nova (12.5 mag) in Telescopium (ATel #11561)

Mon Apr 23 03:06:52 JST 2018

ASASSN-18ix  (N:/UG:)

RA 18h26m31.10s, DEC -46°53'03.3" (J2000.0)
2018 April 22.35 UT, V= 12.6 mag
Discoverer: All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)

"ASAS-SN Discovery of a Possible Galactic Nova ASASSN-18ix":
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=11561

ASASSN-18ix 20180421.39 <167V ASN
ASASSN-18ix 20180422.05  129g ASN
ASASSN-18ix 20180422.24  125g ASN
ASASSN-18ix 20180422.35  126V ASN

GSC2.3 SC92162262 (Bj= 21.42 mag), which is 2.2" away from
the ASAS-SN position at RA 18 26 30.892, DEC -46 53 03.83
(J2000.0) may be the progenitor.

Spectroscopy, multiband photometry, and precise astrometry
are urgently required.

Clear skies,
Patrick