[vsnet-alert 8491] (old) Possible nova in Nor

[Taichi Kato]

(old) Possible nova in Nor

   Late-time alert, but worth recording here...

Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 10:17:42 -0500
From: "W.Liller" <wliller at compuserve.com>
Subject: Probable nova

Hola everyone -

I think I have found a nova.  Its (2000) coordinates are 16h 19.8m, -51d
35' (in Norma).  It was found on hypersensitized TP films taken with an
85mm f/1.4 Nikon lens with orange filter.  On March 13.309 UT, its red
magnitude was 9.4; on March 18.320 UT, its red magnitude was 8.9.  It was
not visible down to red magnitude 11 on two photos taken on March 9.37 UT.

Follow-up observations urgent, especially spectral.

All the best to all,  Bill Liller