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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1120      1996 Aug 29 19.47UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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PROBABLE NOVA IN CRUX
W. Liller, Vina del Mar, Chile, reports his discovery with
PROBLICOM of a probable nova on a photograph taken on Aug.26.04 UT.
The candidate is located at R.A. = 12h10m.51, Decl. = -61d45'.3
(equinox 2000.0).  Magnitude estimates: Aug. 7.0, [11.5: (Liller);
26.98, 9.25 (Liller; CCD, broad-band V system, compared to nearby
GSC stars); 27.781, 10.1 (D. Overbeek, Edenvale, South Africa;
visual; communicated by J. Mattei).
IAUC 6463 (extract)

Guy M Hurst