Alert Notice 380: Nova in Ophiuchus
May 27, 2008
Event: Nova in Ophiuchus
Discovered By: independently by several Japanese observers using unfiltered CCDs:
-- K. Nishiyama, Kurume, Fukuoka-ken, and F. Kabashima, Miyaki-cho, Saga-ken
-- H. Nishimura, Kakegawa, Shizuoka-ken
-- K. Haseda, Toyohashi, Aichi; via H. Yamaoka, Kyushu University
Discovery Date: 2008 May 25 (JD 2454612)
Discovery Magnitude: approximately 10.2 (visual estimate)