Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports"

PNV J17355050-2934240

PNV J17355050-2934240   2016 03 11.8012*  17 35 50.50 -29 34 24.0  10.6 C             Oph       0 9

2016 03 11.8012

Minoru Yamamoto, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan reported his discovery of possible nova (mag about 10.6) on four 15-s frames (limiting mag about 12.7) taken during Mar 11.8012 - 11.8183 UT with CANON 5DMRK2 camera + 135-mm-f.l. lens. The position was given as R.A. = 17h35m50s.5, Decl. = -29d34'24" (equinox 2000.0, uncertainty +/- 5"). He noted that it was mag below 11.0 on Feb. 10.8372 UT.

2016 03 12.4611

I took confirmation images of this PNV with 0.25-m f/3.4 astrograph + SBIG ST-10XME CCD (T-05, iTelescope.NET) at Mayhill, NM, USA remotely. Photometry results were V=10.99, Ic=8.38. Position end figures were 50.41 and 23.95 in R.A. and Dec., respectively. My image is available at http://meineko.sakura.ne.jp/ccd/PNV_J17355050-2934240.jpg. Seiichiro Kiyota (Kamagaya, Japan)

2016 03 09.827

Mag.= 12.6, pre-discovery observation by T. Kojima, Gunma-ken, Japan, with the limiting magnitude = 13.3 using Canon EOS 6D + 200-mm f/2.8 lens who also writes nothing is visible on two frames taken on March 7.817 UT under the limit mag.= 13.0 using same instrument.

2016 03 12.72ut

I can Visually confirm this object at 11.0v 2016 March 12.72UT, (0.40-m reflector 76x) Paul Camilleri Warners Bay NSW Australia