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Alert Notice 553: Nova Lup 2016 = PNV J15290182-4449409 = ASASSN-16kt [V407 Lup]

September 27, 2016

Event: Nova in Lupus   [V407 Lup]

Discovered by: All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) (K. Stanek (Ohio State University) et al., ATel #9538; reported to CBAT via J. Strader (Michigan State University))

Discovery magnitude: 9.11 V +/- 0.01, using ASAS-SN robotic 14-cm telescopes

Discovery date: 2016 September 24.010 UT
 
Coordinates (2000.0): R.A. 15 29 01.82  Dec. -44 49 40.9

Alert Notice 550: Nova Sco 2016 No. 2 = PNV J17225112-3158349 = ASASSN-16kd [V1656 Sco]

September 9, 2016:

Event: Nova in Scorpius  [V1656 Sco]

Discovered by:  
- Shigehisa Fujikawa (Kan'onji, Kagawa, Japan; reported to CBAT via M. Soma (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo))
- All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) (K. Z. Stanek et al., ATel #9469, published September 7; reported to CBAT via L. Chomiuk (Michigan State University))

Alert Notice 547: Nova Sgr 2016 No. 2 = ASASSN-16ig = TCP J18010780-2631434 [V5853 Sgr]

August 11, 2016

Event: Nova in Sagittarius  [V5853 Sgr]

Discovered by:  
- Koichi Nishiyama (Kurume, Japan) and Fujio Kabashima (Miyaki, Japan) (CBET 4295);
- All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) (K. Z. Stanek et al., ATel #9343)

Discovery magnitude:
- Nishiyama and Kabashima - 10.7 unfiltered CCD (2 frames using a 135-mm f/4 camera lens (+FLI 09000 camera))
- ASAS-SN - V~13.3

Special Notice #55: Possible Nova in Vul [Nova Vul 2007, V458 Vul]

August 8, 2007

CBET 1027 reports that Hiroshi Abe has discovered a new bright nova [Nova Vul 2007, V458 Vul] around August 8, at coordinates

19:54:24.64 +20:52:51.9 J2000

and with brightness V=9.4mag. A possible progenitor star is visible on the POSS-I survey plates at about V=18.

This sounds like an ideal target for northern observers. You can plot the field using VSP:

obsolete link: [http://www.aavso.org/observing/charts/vsp/index.html]

2016 link: https://www.aavso.org/vsp

Special Notice #53: Update on V5558 Sgr

July 9, 2007

V5558 Sgr continues to brighten; recent reports from Neil Butterworth place this nova at V=6.5 or so. We recommend continued monitoring of this slow nova.

At V=6.5, this is an easy target for all observers, whether visual, PEP or CCD. The brightest comparison star on the current VSP chart is V=6.0, so given below is another, brighter, comparison star that we will add to the sequence in the next day or so:

HD 167264 RA=18:15:12.905 DEC=-20:43:41.76
label = 54 V=5.352 (B-V) = 0.050 (U-B) = -0.859

Special Notice #51: V5558 Sgr chart update

June 29, 2007

The slow nova V5558 Sgr appears to be close to orbrighter than m(vis) = 7.6, and brighter comparisonstars than the initial bright limit of the chartmay be required. If necessary, please use the two additional comparison stars for this object that may be obtained by plotting a 240-arcmin chart with VSP:

obsolete link: [http://www.aavso.org/observing/charts/vsp/]

2016 link: https://www.aavso.org/vsp

Special Notice #49: Possible Nova in Nor [V390 Nor]

June 17, 2007

Bill Liller has informed us of a possible nova in Norma [V390 Nor], with the approximate coordinates of

RA 16:32.2 DEC -45:08 J2000

with approximate magnitude of 9.4 and outburst date around June 15.086UT.

Michael Linnolt confirmed this new object visually, with approximate location of

16:32:12 -45:08:40 J2000

and an approximate magnitude of V=10.2 on June 17 at 0811UT.

Special Notice #48: Update on V5558 Sgr [Nova Sgr 2007]

June 8, 2007

V5558 Sgr, a nova that went into outburst in April (see Special Notices 44 and 45), continues to increase in brightness. The last reports indicate that this nova has reached V=8.6, brightening by about 0.02mag per day. We have produced a new sequence, based on recent calibration from Sonoita Research Observatory along with nearby Tycho2 and GCPD stars. You can download this sequence as part of the VSP chart:

Special Notice #45: 1804-18 V5558 Sgr = Nova Sgr 2007

April 24, 2007

Coordinates: R.A. = 18h 10m 18.27s Decl. = -18o 46' 52.1" (2000.0)

Further to AAVSO Special Notice #44, 1804-18 Nova Sgr 2007 has been given the name V5558 Sgr by N. N. Samus, Institute of Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, according to IAU Circular 8832 (Daniel W. E. Green, ed.).