THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OBSERVERS 25 Birch Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Tel. 617-354-0484 Fax 617-354-0665 http://www.aavso.org * * * AAVSO NEWS FLASH * * * Subject: 1756-25 NOVA SAGITTARII 2002 NO. 2 No. 1031 (POSSIBLE NOVA IN SAGITTARIUS) September 16, 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1756-25 NOVA SAGITTARII 2002 NO. 2 - POSSIBLE NOVA IN SAGITTARIUS A possible nova in Sagittarius has been discovered by William Liller of Chile. The 8.5: object appears on photographs taken on SEP 15.1102, 15.1227, and 15.1241 UT The following position has been reported: R.A. 18h 02m 22s.07 +/- 0s.15 Decl. -25o 20' 30".4 +/- 1".5 (2000) Please report the object to the AAVSO as: 1756-25 N SGR 02#2 For more information and an AAVSO 'c' scale chart please see AAVSO Alert Notice 296, which was released today by Kerriann Malatesta and has been posted on the AAVSO web page. (www.aavso.org) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please monitor these and other variable stars closely and phone-in, fax, or e-mail your observations to the AAVSO. Good observing! Rebecca Pellock, Technical Assistant on behalf of Janet A. Mattei, Director ____________________________________________________________________________ Symbols may include: < = fainter than magnitude given (variable not seen) : = uncertain CCDV = Charge-coupled device with (V) filter If you would like to contribute to AAVSO NEWS FLASH, please send observations of unusual variable star activity to: observations@aavso.org Those who wish to subscribe (free of charge) or unsubscribe to NEWS FLASH may do so by visiting the following web page: http://www.aavso.org If you would like data from the AAVSO International Database for research purposes, please send your request to: Janet Mattei, AAVSO Director, at aavso@aavso.org An archive of past issues of the News Flash is available at the following web page: http://www.aavso.org/newsflash/ We look forward to including your observations in future editions of AAVSO NEWS FLASH! ____________________________________________________________________________