[vsnet-alert 8568] Re: Possible new nova: ASAS 174422-3416.5

Daisaku NOGAMI nogami at kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Wed Jul 27 04:20:58 JST 2005


Dear colleagues,

Grzegorz Pojmanski reported a detection of a probable nova
in the southern sky by ASAS!  Spectroscopic confirmation
and follow-up photomeric observations are highly encouraged!

Best regards,
Daisaku Nogami

On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:48:12 +0200 in [vsnet-alert 8567] Possible new nova: ASAS 174422-3416.5,
Grzegorz Pojmanski <> wrote:

> Possible new nova: ASAS 174422-3416.5
> 
> Grzegorz Pojmanski, Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory reports:
> 
> ASAS3V instrument of The All Sky Automated Survey (telephoto lens 180/2.8, 
> diameter 65mm + CCD + Johnsons V  filter, 3 minute exposures, pixel size 
> 14.8 arcsec, rms astrometric accuracy - 4  arcsec) 
> 
> has detected outburst of a possible nova in Sco
> at RA = 17h 44m 22s  DEC = -34d 16'.5
> 
> which is located in the crovded area, close to the following USNO-B1 stars:
> #          id|           RA|          DEC|    B1|    R1|    B2|    R2|    I2|
>  0557-0563052 17:44:21.1767 -34:16:27.820  0.000 18.230 19.670 18.920 17.740 
>  0557-0563054 17:44:21.2513 -34:16:35.990  0.000  0.000 18.000 18.770  0.000 
>  0557-0563068 17:44:21.4660 -34:16:28.560  0.000  0.000 18.960  0.000 17.230 
>  0557-0563080 17:44:21.5907 -34:16:30.990  0.000  0.000 50.000 19.930  0.000 
>  0557-0563095 17:44:21.9760 -34:16:35.720  0.000 17.470 17.190 17.740 17.300 
>  0557-0563100 17:44:22.0253 -34:16:19.540  0.000 17.000 17.190 17.220 16.420 
>  0557-0563125 17:44:22.3367 -34:16:26.180  0.000 16.120 17.020 16.560 15.980 
>  0557-0563149 17:44:22.6313 -34:16:37.250  0.000 18.850 20.580 20.160 25.640 
> 
> 
> Observations:
>     DATE      UT                       HJD      V
> 23/07/2005 06:52:36 (Jul 23.287) 2453574.7919 invisible (V>14)
> 25/07/2005 06:48:58 (Jul 25.284) 2453576.7892 9.109
> 26/07/2005 07:05:54 (Jul 26.296) 2453577.8010 8.979
> 26/07/2005 07:27:45 (Jul 26.311) 2453577.8161 8.976
> 
> 
> Light curve and images can be found on
> http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/cgi-asas/asas_disc/174422-3416.5,3574
> 
> Regards, Grzegorz Pojmanski


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