[vsnet-alert 18500] PNV J17291350-1846120: new transient (12.2 mag) in Ophiuchus

[Patrick Schmeer]

PNV J17291350-1846120

Discoverer: Yukio Sakurai, Ibaraki-ken, Japan

R.A. 17h29m13.50s  Decl. -18°46'12.0"  (J2000.0)
2015 March 29.766 UT, 12.2 mag (CCD, unfiltered)

"2015 03 29.766 UT
Discovered by Y. Sakurai, Ibaraki-ken, Japan, on
two frames using 180-mm f/2.8 lens, who writes
nothing is visible at this location on two frames
taken on March 28.766 UT using same instrument.
A discovery image at
http://www.oaa.gr.jp/~oaacs/image/PnovaOph.jpg."

http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J17291350-1846120.html

Clear skies,
Patrick