THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No.3 1987 Jan 29 23.25UT Possible Nova in Hercules H.Kosai telexes that Sugano and Honda have observed a possible nova in Hercules as follows: RA 18h 41m.3 DEC +15 15'(1950) On January 27.84722UT the visual magnitude was 8.0 but on Jan 28.8UT it was observed at 7.5 Suggested comparisons: A 18h34m54s +16 09(1950) mag 6.3 B 18 40 21 +15 09 6.8 C 18 40 28 +14 47 7.3 D 18 37 33 +15 03 7.4 E 18 42 23 +15 35 8.0 F 18 43 17 +14 22 8.6 G 18 42 29 +14 22 8.8 H 18 37 10 +15 37 9.1 7.54