Electronic Telegram No. 2142 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://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html 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). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2010 CBAT 2010 January 24 (CBET 2142) Daniel W. E. Green