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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2302      2007 Jan 25 23.47UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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POSSIBLE NOVA IN CENTAURUS
Bill Liller, Chile, has e-mailed to report his detection of a possible 
nova of magnitude 8.2 and located at:
RA 11h 43.2m -58 03' (2000)
It appears on two photographs taken near 2007 Jan 23.354 UT
with Kodak TP film, an orange filter and an 85mm telephoto lens.  A 
photograph of Jan 15.36UT does not show the object to a limiting 
magnitude of 11.5. Nothing is seen at this position on the Real Sky 
Digitised Southern Sky Survey.

Alexandre Amorim, Brazil, has confirmed the presence of the object on 
Jan 25.03UT at magnitude 8.7 using 20x80B. Andrew Pearce in Australia 
has also seen the object on Jan 25.53UT at magnitude 8.3.

Guy M Hurst