NOVA SAGITTARII 2003 - V4745
Sgr
Nova
V4745 Sgr independently discovered by Nicolas J. Brown (Australia) and Minoru Yamamoto
(Okazaki, Japan) - See IAUC No. 8123. The coordinates of the
object are: RA = 18h 40m 02s.57
- DEC: -33o 26' 55".5
(J2000).
May 1, 2003 observation (estimated
magnitude V=9.3)
Observatory: Castanet Tolosan (France) - IAU959
Observer: Christian
Buil
Instrument: 128 millimeters apochromaticTakahashi refractor + LORIS
spectrograph at the spectral sample of 8 A/pixel + Audine KAF-1602E CCD (bin.
1x1)
Note: Spectral instrumental response correction and atmosphere transmission
for air-mass of 4.4 correction are applied (the nova is only 13° above
the horizon at the meridian).
The
May 1.1, 2003 2-D spectrum of V4745 Sgr
July 20.04, 2003 observation (magnitude 11.2)
Observatory: Pic du Midi
Observatory (France)
Observers: André Rondi, Sylvain Rondi, Valérie
Desnoux, Christian Buil
Instrument: 24-inch
telescope + LORIS
spectrograph at the spectral sample of 8 A/pixel + Audine KAF-1602E CCD (bin.
1x1)
Note: Bad seeing (i.e. very low elevation of the object).