Special Notice #272: Possible Nova in Centaurus = PNV J13410800-5815470 [V1368 Cen]
28 March 2012: A possible nova in Centaurus was announced on the IAU CBAT Transient Objects Confirmation Page (TOCP) page with the name PNV J13410800-5815470 [V1368 Cen]. It was discovered by John Seach (Chatsworth Island, NSW, Australia) at magnitude 9.2 on 2012 March 23.386 UT using a DSLR with 50 mm f/1.0 lens. Spectra indicate that the object is a classical nova.
Nothing was seen by him down to magnitude 11.0 on his survey images taken on 2012 Mar. 16.396 UT.