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Nova Sagittarii 2015 No.2 - John Seach

PNV J18365700-2855420, Teapot Nova

Nova Sagittarri 2015 No.2 was discovered by John Seach on 2015 March 15.634 UT in the constellation Sagittarius. This was my 10th Nova discovery (9 Milky Way, 1 Large Magellanic Cloud).

RA 18 36 56.87
Dec -28 55 39.3 (J2000)

Galactic coordinates
5.380 -9.866

Naked eye nova
Maximum magnitude 4.0

Magnitude range
4.0 - 15 V

Nova Sagittarii 2015 No.2

Prior to outburst the binary system was catalogued as:
2MASS J18365683-2855398
USNO-B1.0 0610-0784923
VVV J183656.83-285539.93

References for Nova Sagittarii 2015 No.2

CBET 4080
AAVSO Alert Notice 512
International Variable Star Index (VSX)
CBAT Transient Object Confirmation Page (TOCP)
Astronomer's Telegram 7230, 7265, 7283, 7299, 7303, 7309

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