[vsnet-outburst 18838] Re: PNV J18225925-1914148: possible nova in Sagittarius (12 mag)

[Patrick Schmeer]

"2015 10 31.70597 UT
This transient was observed on 2015 10 31.70597 by G. Masi,
remotely using the 17"-f/6.8 robotic unit part of the Virtual
Telescope Project facility, at Bellatrix Astronomical Observatory
in Ceccano, Italy. 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, show the
source at mag. 11.3 (R mags for the reference stars from UCAC-4).
We also performed astrometry, getting the following end figures:
59.29; 12.8 (J2000.0, mean residuals of 0.2" on both axes)."
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J18225925-1914148.html

USNO-B1.0 0707-0560364 (18 22 59.341 -19 14 11.60;
R1= 19.73, R2= 21.44) is 1.4" from this position.

Regards,
Patrick