Following the posting on the Central Bureau's Transient Object Confirmation Page about a possible Nova in Sco (TOCP Designation: PNV J17032620-3504140) we performed some follow-up of this object remotely through a 0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) of iTelescope network (MPC Code Q62 - Siding Spring).
On our images taken on February 13.7, 2015 we can confirm the presence of an optical counterpart with R-CCD magnitude 8.6 at coordinates:
R.A. = 17 03 26.19, Decl.= -35 04 18.1
(equinox 2000.0; UCAC3 catalogue reference stars).
On our images taken on February 13.7, 2015 we can confirm the presence of an optical counterpart with R-CCD magnitude 8.6 at coordinates:
R.A. = 17 03 26.19, Decl.= -35 04 18.1
(equinox 2000.0; UCAC3 catalogue reference stars).
Our annotated confirmation image. Click on it for a bigger version:
An animation showing a comparison between our confirmation image and the archive POSS2/UKSTU plate (R Filter - 1991). Click on the thumbnail below for a bigger version:
by Ernesto Guido & Nick Howes
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