[vsnet-alert 23917] Re: PNV J17561375-2942546: possible nova (11.5 mag) in Sagittarius

[Josch Hambsch]

I have taken BVI images of this object last night.
The position is:
RA 17 56 14.04, DE -29 42 58.2 (J2000.0)

At JD 2458880.89604 the V magnitude was 11.18 (+/-0.01) mag, B magnitude was 12.42 (+/-0.03). Airmass was 1.8.
Still need to find I magnitudes for the comp stars as the ones chosen did not have I mags in the UCAC4 database.
Data will be sent to the AAVSO database.

Josch
-----Original Message-----
From: vsnet-alert [mailto:vsnet-alert-bounces at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp] On Behalf Of Patrick Schmeer pasc1312-aavso at yahoo.de via vsnet-alert
Sent: Freitag, 31. Januar 2020 23:33
To: vsnet-alert at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp; baavss-alert at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vsnet-alert 23914] PNV J17561375-2942546: possible nova (11.5 mag) in Sagittarius

PNV J17561375-2942546  (N:)
RA 17 56 13.75, DE -29 42 54.6 (J2000.0)
2020 Jan. 30.8568 UT, mag. 11.5
Discoverer: N.N.
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J17561375-2942546.html

Confirmation is urgently required (and subsequently spectroscopy, precise astrometry, and multiband photometry).
 
Clear skies,
Patrick