[vsnet-alert 24147] PNV J17120009-4017560: possible nova (12.7 mag) in Scorpius

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

PNV J17120009-4017560 (N:)

RA 17h12m00.18s, DE -40°17'56.7" (J2000.0)
2020 April 5.2906 UT, mag. 13.9 (CCD, unfiltered)
Discoverer: Brazilian Transient Search (BraTS)
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J17120009-4017560.html
 
Spectroscopy and further multiband photometry are urgently required.
 
Clear skies,
Patrick