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 TELEX: 9312111261 Answerback: TA G TELECOM GOLD: 10074:MIK2885 GMH at UK.AC.RUTHERFORD.STARLINK.ASTROPHYSICS STARLINK: RLSAC::GMH GMH at UK.AC.CAM.ASTRONOMY.STARLINK STARLINK: CAVAD::GMH ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ////// Basic chart automatically generated by GSC2FIND ver 1.4