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Old 28-03-2014, 05:46 PM
Rob_K
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New transient (possible nova) in Scorpius needs spectrum

Way too faint for me to get a spectrum although I did image it with a DSLR last night. Reported at discovery mag 10.1 U - I found a reddened object which was mag 11.6 in the green channel (~V). It was significantly brighter in the red channel.

Swift has done observations which are consistent with it being a classical nova but it needs a spectrum. Here's a link to my image:
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...extoverlay.jpg

It was reported on CBAT's Transient Objects Confirmation Page (TOCP), discovered by Koichi Nishiyama, Kurume,Japan and Fujio Kabashima, Miyaki,Japan:
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unco...3-3128303.html

The AAVSO has issued a Special Notice and charts/comp stars are available through their VSP:
http://www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-383

Cheers -
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