Electronic Telegram No. 253
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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NOVA SCUTI 2005 No. 2
     G. Pojmanski, Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory,
reports his discovery of an apparent nova on CCD images taken
on Oct. 11.026 (at V = 12.0) and 13.066 UT (V = 10.4) with a
180-mm-f.l. telephoto lens in the course of the All-Sky Automated
Survey (cf. IAUC 8369, 8574), giving the position of the new object
as R.A. = 18h38m43s, Decl. = -12o16'.3 (equinox 2000.0).  Pojmanski
notes that no object is visible at this position on Digitized
Sky Survey images, though the USNO-B1.0 catalogue lists several
faint objects (red mag 19 or fainter) around this position;
nothing was visible at this position on an ASAS image taken on
Oct. 7.055 (limiting mag V = 14).  H. Yamaoka, Kyushu University,
reports the independent discovery of this apparent nova at mag 10.6
by K. Haseda (Aichi, Japan, 400-mm-f.l. f/4 telephoto lens + TMax 400
film) on photographs taken on Oct. 13.419 and 13.420, the position
for the nova given as R.A. = 18h38m44s, Decl. = -12o16'25".


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2005 October 14                  (CBET 253)               Daniel W. E. Green