Alert Notice 612: Nova Sco 2018 - PNV J17180658-3204279
January 31, 2018
Event: Nova in Scorpius - Nova Sco 2018 = PNV J17180658-3204279
Discovered by: Hideo Nishimura (Kakegawa, Shizuoka-ken, Japan), reported by S. Nakano (Sumoto, Japan)
Discovery magnitude: unfiltered CCD magnitude 11.0 (three 10-second images using DSLR with 200-mm f/3.2 lens)
Discovery date: 2018 January 17.869 UT
Coordinates (2000.0): R.A. 17 18 06.37 Decl. -32 04 27.7 (from VSX)