Electronic Telegram No. 257
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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V477 SCUTI = NOVA SCUTI 2005 No. 2
     N. N. Samus, Russian Academy of Sciences, informs us that the
designation V477 Sct has been given to this nova (cf. CBET 253).
     T. Puckett, Ellijay, GA, reports that the nova appeared at mag
10.2 on an unfiltered image taken on Oct. 15.99 UT with his 0.60-m
reflector, and he provides the following precise position for the nova:
R.A. = 18h38m42s.93, Decl. = -12o16'15".6 (equinox 2000.0).


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2005 October 16                  (CBET 257)               Daniel W. E. Green