[IAUC] CBET 2142: 20100124 : NOVA SAGITTARII 2010

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 2142
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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NOVA SAGITTARII 2010
     H. Maehara, Kwasan Observatory, Kyoto University, reports that a
low-resolution spectrogram (range 400-800 nm) of the possible nova reported
on CBET 2140 was obtained on Jan. 23.887 UT with the 25-cm telescope of the
Kwasan Observatory.  The spectrum shows H_alpha, H_beta, and Fe II emission
lines.  These features suggest that this object is a "Fe II"-class nova.
The spectrum has been posted at the following website URL:
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~maehara/novae/SGRnova2010_20100123.png
     K. Nishiyama, Kurume, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; and F. Kabashima, Miyaki-cho,
Saga-ken, Japan, report mag 8.5 and position R.A. = 18h07m26s.95, Decl. =
-29d00'43".6 (equinox 2000.0) for the nova from five 5-s unfiltered CCD
frames (limiting magnitude 15.0) taken around Jan. 23.892 UT using a Meade
200R 0.40-m f/9.8 reflector (+ SBIG STL1001E camera).


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2010 January 24                  (CBET 2142)              Daniel W. E. Green