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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2059      2004 Nov 22 17.50UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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NOVA PUPPIS 2004
We have received several e-mailed messages advising us that Akihiko Tago 
of Japan has discovered a probable nova in Puppis at:

RA 07h 42m 52s DEC -27 06' 35" (2000)

The object was recorded photographically on 2004 Nov 20.67UT at 
magnitude 7.6.

We understand an independent discovery was made by Yukio Sakurai (also 
Japan) on Nov 20.81UT using a 180mm lens in conjunction with a CCD.

A further e-mail has been received from Giovanni Sostero in Italy who 
reports photometry using a 0.25-m f/5.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain with CCD on 
Nov 22.093UT:

Johnson B= 8.48; Johnson V= 7.62; Cousins R= 7.06; Cousins I= 6.45

Brian Skiff, USA, comments that improved coordinates appearing elsewhere 
appear to correspond closely to a mag 19 star visible on sky surveys. 
Although this is an apparent blended pair on some catalogues, they are 
resolved in USNO B1.0 with coordinates:

RA 07h 41m 53.61s DEC -27 06' 38.3" (J2000)

Aaron Price of the AAVSO team advises that a preliminary and unchecked 
chart for this object has been posted to:

http://www.aavso.org/cgi-bin/searchcharts3.pl?name=n%20pup%2004

However this is currently being checked and may be revised again during 
the course of the next few days.

Guy M Hurst