Nova Sco 2018

Alert Notice 612: Nova Sco 2018 - PNV J17180658-3204279

January 31, 2018

Event: Nova in Scorpius  -  Nova Sco 2018 = PNV J17180658-3204279

Discovered by: Hideo Nishimura (Kakegawa, Shizuoka-ken, Japan), reported by S. Nakano (Sumoto, Japan)

Discovery magnitude: unfiltered CCD magnitude 11.0 (three 10-second images using DSLR with 200-mm f/3.2 lens)

Discovery date: 2018 January 17.869 UT
 
Coordinates (2000.0): R.A. 17 18 06.37  Decl. -32 04 27.7 (from VSX)