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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2960      2013 Nov 07 19.56UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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NOVA AQUILAE 2013 
Koichi Itagaki, Japan reports the discovery of a possible mag 13.8 nova on
an unfiltered CCD frame (limiting mag about 15) of Oct. 28.443 UT using a
0.21-m f/3 reflector.  Itagaki measured the following position for the
variable from confirming frames taken with a 0.50-m f/6 reflector on Oct.
28.457:
RA 19h 02m 33.35s, DEC +03 15' 19.0" (2000).  It was not present on his
image of Oct 18.463UT to a limit of 14.3.
Image is posted at http://www.k-itagaki.jp/images/aql-pnv.jpg
G. Masi, Ceccano, Italy, advises on Red Palomar plates there are two very
close stars of mag about 15 involved with a fainter possible progenitor of
mag 20.0-20.5 having position end figures 33s.38, 18".1 (UCAC-4 reference
stars).

Arto Oksanen, Hankasalmi Observatory, Finland using a  0.40-m reflector +
SBIG CCD derived end figures 33s.38, 19".1; USNO-B1.0 reference stars)

Terry Bohlsen, Armidale, NSW, Australia, reports that spectra taken at low
altitude on Oct. 28 with a 0.28-m telescope (+ LISA spectrograph) show
H_alpha emission with a FWHM of 800 km/s, with no other features visible;
one of his spectra can be viewed via website URL http://tinyurl.com/mopo6p6

M. Fujii (Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan) obtained a spectrogram (resolution R =
650 at H_alpha) on Oct. 29.426 UT with a 0.4-m telescope at the Fujii
Kurosaki Observatory and found an H-alpha emission line with a P-Cyg profile
on a continuum, which seems to be highly reddened.  The FWHM of H-alpha
emission is 750 km/s, and the absorption is blue-shifted by 950 km/s with
respect to the emission.  An Na D absorption can be seen (equivalent width
about 1.5 nm), although it is very noisy.

U. Munari, Astronomical observatory of Padova, INAF, writes that a
low-resolution spectrum was obtained on Nov. 3.764 UT with the Asiago 1.22-m
telescope (+ Boller & Chivens spectrograph).  The spectrum is that of a
normal nova, of the "Fe II" type, observed close to maximum brightness.  The
very red flux distribution of the continuum suggests a huge reddening
affecting the nova.  The strongest emission lines are H_alpha and O I
777.2-nm, which both show P-Cyg profiles (with a FWHM of 1150 km/s for the
emission component and the absorption component shifted by -950 km/s with
respect to the emission). Fe II emission lines from multiplets number 42,
48, 49, 73, and 74 are clearly visible.  Also in emission are [O I] 630.0-
and 636.4-nm and the Na I 589.0- and 589.6-nm doublet. The flux ratio
between H_alpha and H_beta is 75, confirming a very large reddening
affecting the nova.

Guy M Hurst