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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2867      2012 Nov 11 12.10UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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NOVA AQUILAE 2012 = PNV J18523496-0018423
Further to the note in TA E-Circular 2862 and 2863, R. J. Rudy et. al., 
Aerospace Corporation and others report on CBET 3287 of 0.47- to 
2.5-micron spectroscopy of the possible nova in Aql using the 3-m Shane 
reflector of Lick Observatory and the Aerospace Corporation's VNIRIS 
spectrograph on the nights of 2012 Oct. 27 and 28 UT.

The object is a nova of the Fe II type but is extremely heavily 
reddened.  In addition to Fe II and H I, the object displays a very 
strong Ca II infrared triplet along with strong lines of C I, N I, and O 
I.  He I lines are weak but present.  The O I lines suggest a reddening 
of E(B-V) around 2.5, implying more than seven magnitudes of visual 
extinction.  This large value is consistent with the steeply rising 
optical continuum.  The hydrogen lines have FWMH between 900 and 1000 
km/s.  P-Cyg components are seen on some of the H I, C I, N I, and O I 
lines and extend out to 900 km/s from line center.  Carbon monoxide 
emission is present, indicating that molecule formation is ongoing, with 
dust formation likely to follow.  Magnitudes derived from the 
spectroscopy for Oct. 28.05 are:  V(Bessell) = 14.1, R(Bessell) = 12.0, 
J = 7.5, H = 6.5, K-short = 5.9.

Gustav Holmberg (Lund, Sweden) reports magnitude V = 14.11 from a remote 
observation using the Sierra Stars 0.37-m Cassegrain telescope located 
at the Winer Observatory near Sonoita, AZ, U.S.A., on Oct. 29.065 UT.

Denis Buczynski also reports to TA the following recent photometry:
20121109 18:11UT r band 11.727
20121109 18:05UT v band 14.108
20121109 18:08UT i band 10.028

SUPERNOVA 2012eu (SIDING SPRING SURVEY)
2012eu  Aug 27.77   03 13 04.16  -08 23 31.7  17.3   0.6"W   23.1"N
L. Morelli: spectrum Sept 15 type-Ia. SN2012eu is similar to several 
type-Ia at one month after maximum light. The expansion velocity 
measured from the Si II 635.5-nm minimum is about 9000 km/s.

SUPERNOVA 2012ew (STUART PARKER)
2012ew  Sep 12.53   02 45 28.36  -62 07 21.0  18.5R 10  "W    9  "N
N. Morrell: spectrum Sept 14 evolved type-II supernova. There is good 
comparison with several type II-P but the age is unclear.

Guy M Hurst