Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports"

J13410800-5815470

PNV J13410800-5815470   2012 03 23.386 *  13 41 08    -58 15 47    9.2  U             Cen       4 7

2012 03 24.5810

Following the posting on the Central Bureau's Transient Object Confirmation Page about a possible Nova in Cen (TOCP Designation: PNV J13410800-5815470) we performed some follow-up of this object remotely through the 2.0-m f/10.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD of "Faulkes Telescope South" (MPC Code - E10). On our images taken on March 24.5, 2012 we can confirm the presence of an optical counterpart with filtered R-Bessel CCD magnitude 9.3 (USNO-B1.0 Catalogue reference stars) at coordinates: R.A. = 13 41 09.36, Decl.= -58 15 16.9 (equinox 2000.0; USNO-B1.0 catalogue reference stars). An animation showing a comparison between our confirmation image and the archive POSS2/UKSTU plate (R Filter - 1994): http://bit.ly/GNmPAT Our confirmation image: http://bit.ly/GVeafc by Ernesto Guido, Alison Tripp, Nick Howes and Giovanni Sostero

2012 03 23.386

Discovery made by John Seach, NSW Australia with DSLR 50 mm f/1.0 lens, 6 images, 6 sec exposures, magnitude 9.2 No object at location on survey images taken on March 16.396 UT 2012 limiting magnitude 11.0 Confirmation of object on 6 follow up images taken on March 23.434 UT 2012, magnitude 9.2