[AZ-Observing] Bright nova in Puppis

  • From: Brian Skiff <bas@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: amastro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:21:33 -0700 (MST)

     A bright nova has been found by Alfredo Pereira (Portugal)
in Puppis in the pre-dawn sky.  IAU Circular 8895 reports that
it is about mag 7 at position:  8 16 18.0 -34 15 25 (J2000).
Jim Young in southern California estimated visual mag 6.4 
this morning (Nov 14.5 UT).


\Brian
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