------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 848 1994 June 4 13.21UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074 INTERNET: GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK or GMH at GXVG.AST.CAM.AC.UK ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVA OPHIUCHI 1994 S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the discovery by Akihiko Tago (Yanahara-cho, Kume-gun, Okayama) of an apparent nova of mag 7.0 on T-Max 400 exposures taken with a 50-mm f/2.8 camera lens on June 1.647 and 2.672 UT; the star was not visible on his patrol films through May 20. Nakano forwards the following position from Y. Kushida, Yatsugatake South Base Observatory: R.A. = 17h35m44s.61, Decl. = -19o19'34".1 (equinox 2000.0); the corresponding 1950.0 position is R.A. = 17h32m47s.56, Decl. = -19o17'41".8. A measurement from A. Sugie, Dynic Astronomical Observatory, gives the end figures as 44s.62 and 33".9 (equinox 2000.0). Additional magnitude estimates: May 16.63, [9 (M. Sugano, Kakogawa, Hyogo; Tri-X film); June 1.73, 7.5-8 (Sugano); 2.621, 6.5 (Minoru Yamamoto, Okazaki, Aichi; independent discovery on T-Max film); 3.54, 8.5 (Kushida, visual); 3.557, 7.9 (Kushida; T-Max 400 film); 3.617, 7.8 (S. Takahashi, Dynic Astronomical Observatory; visual). IAUC 6001 Guy M Hurst --- 00103 --- Date: Sun, 5 Jun 94 11:26 GMT