PNV J15384000-4744500: possible nova (9.0 mag) in Lupus – another discovery by Rob Kaufman

PNV J15384000-4744500 (N:)

R.A. 15h38m43.84s, Decl.-47°44'41.07" (J2000.0)
2018 June 3.4306 UT, 9.1 mag (CCD, unfiltered)
Discoverer: Rob Kaufman (Bright, Victoria, Australia)

2018 06 03.4306 UT
Object discovered by Rob Kaufman (Bright, Victoria, Australia) at White Cliffs, NSW, Australia; object visible in 5 DSLR frames taken with 55mm lens. Position approximate - astrometry required. No minor planets or comets at this position, nor known variables in VSX. Last ASAS-SN observation 22 May 2018, nothing to 15.697 V. Discovery image here:
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/Rob_Kau/PNV%20J15384000-474450…

2018 06 03.5670 UT
Photometry results were B=9.69, V=8.98, Rc=8.60 and Ic=8.19 with iTelescope T17 (0.43-m f/6.8 CDK astrograph + FLI PL4710 CCD) at Siding Spring Observatory, NSW, Australia. Position end figures were 43.84 and 41.07 in R.A. and Dec. Low resolution spectrum, taken with same telescope, might show Ha emission but not significant.
http://meineko.sakura.ne.jp/ccd/PNV_J15384000-4744500.jpg
Seiichiro Kiyota (Kamagaya, Japan)

http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J15384000-4744500.html

Spectroscopy and multiband photometry are urgently required.

Clear skies,
Patrick