THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 734       1993 Apr 24 17.50UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
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NOVA OPHIUCHI 1993
Rob McNaught, Australia e-mails:
Position measured from by R. H. McNaught (Anglo-Australian
Observatory) from an film taken by him using the Uppsala Southern
Schmidt at Siding Spring on 1993 Apr 17.5 UT; (equinox 2000.0,
uncertainty 0".3 in each coordinate)

Nova          RA 17h25m06.42  Dec  -23d11'10".7 (2000.0)
Star ~12 mag     17 25 00.21       -23 10 21".9 (2000.0)

Nova          RA 17h22m04.41  Dec  -23d08'32".2 (1950.0)
Star ~12 mag     17 21 58.22       -23 07 42".9 (1950.0)

This position does not correspond to any object on the SERC J
survey plate (limit about 21.5) taken 1976 May 29, UKST I on 1980
Aug 5, ESO B 1976 Apr 5 nor ESO R 1984 Jul 25.  The nearest star
measured from the J survey was about mag 18.5 at
RA 17h25m06s.61 Dec -23d11'13".9 (equinox 2000.0, uncertainty 0".3
in each coordinate).
The mag 12 star had end figures 00s.17, 21".5.
An e-mail chart follows:
\\\\\\N Oph 93  b           Found by P.Camilleri
S,120,30,S
-C,17.4183,-23.1864,2000
P,17h 22.1m  -23 09'  (1950)
O,60,60,9.3,[12pv
-T,Sequence M.Morel(nos) & GSC
-S,N/023.01
R,8.19,85,59,3
R,8.60,41,14,1
R,9.35,64,23,2
R,9.98,23,50,A,A
R,10.39,16,16,B
R,10.94,58,59,C,B
R,11.24,93,65,D
R,11.69,74,96,E
R,12.18,49,22,F
M,8,9,39
M,10,55,14,11,11,59,106,8,64,9,116
M,11,3,38,11,22,54,60,6,55,61,15,9,22
M,11,10,46,36,25,53,90,45,76,53,105,47,96,25,75
M,11,64,93,91,77,41,14,73,2,104,33,114,102
M,12,11,39,75,7,59,32,68,36,12,56,3,54,20,49
M,12,11,42,62,5,29,17,5,58,76,15,19,11,11,8
M,12,62,14,34,5,62,5,3,7,12,26,91,36
M,12,92,26,36,9,18,99,15,69,44,88,29,68
M,12,52,86,45,115,82,108,43,75,60,77,40,92,54,79
M,12,29,74,63,78,56,82,4,76,83,80,73,2,116,55
M,12,109,58,119,33,106,22,107,18,117,59,99,99,102,83
M,12,104,67,101,77
M,13,1,29,8,28,71,14,2,26,82,37,32,59,60,22
M,13,48,30,96,13,45,20,32,55,42,4,92,45,44,18
M,13,34,51,50,70,33,62,51,81,81,81,72,66,70,110
M,13,37,105,50,45,89,77,1,44,10,117,6,111,50,76
M,13,91,80,111,4,110,29,113,57,101,6,107,103,114,48
M,13,101,66,106,116,108,105,110,109
E,123
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