PNV 17355050-2934240

Alert Notice 541: V3661 Ophiuchi = Nova Oph 2016 = PNV 17355050-2934240

March 16, 2016

Event: Nova in Ophiuchus

Independent discovery by:  
 - Minoru Yamamoto (Okazaki, Aichi-ken, Japan, reported via H. Yamaoka, Kyushu University)
 - Yuji Nakamura (Kameyama, Mie, Japan, reported via Yamaoka)

Discovery magnitude:
 - Yamamoto: ~10.6 on four 15-second frames and using a Canon 5DMRK2 camera + 135-mm lens
 - Nakamura: ~10.6 on a 30-second CCD image and using a 135-mm lens