[vsnet-alert 8901] Possible nova in Cyg

[Hiroyuki Maehara]

Dear all,

IAUC No.8697 reports the discovery of a possible nova in
Cyg by H. Nishimura (Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan).
The position of this object reported by R. Miles (Stourton
Caundle, Dorset, England) is R.A.=21:11:32.34, Decl. =
+44:48:03.9 (J2000.0).

I performed multicolor photometry of this object.

object         YYYYMMDD(UT)   mag      code
CYGnova2006    20060405.80868 7.25Ic   Mhh.VSOLJ
CYGnova2006    20060405.80993 8.22V    Mhh.VSOLJ
CYGnova2006    20060405.81119 8.90B    Mhh.VSOLJ
CYGnova2006    20060405.81182 7.76Rc   Mhh.VSOLJ

Follow-up observations (spectroscopic confirmation and 
photometry) are encouraged.


Regards,
Hiroyuki Maehara
VSNET Collaboration team