Electronic Telegram No. 123 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION M.S. 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. IAUSUBS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions) CBAT@CFA.HARVARD.EDU (science) URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html POSSIBLE NOVA IN NORMA L. A. G. Monard, Pretoria, S. Africa, reports the following precise position of this object (cf. CBET 121) from an unfiltered CCD image taken by himself: R.A. = 16h19m45s.67, Decl. = -51o36'07".2 (equinox 2000.0). Magnitudes from Monard: Mar. 20.038 UT, V = 9.8; 20.040, R_c = 8.5. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the formal IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2005 CBAT 2005 March 20 (CBET 123) Daniel W. E. Green