Observation by Nick James: Possible nova in Sagitta

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2026 Aug 25 - 21:27

Uploaded

2026 Aug 25 - 22:17

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Constellation

Sagitta

Field centre

RA: 19^h45^m
Dec: +18°18'
Position angle: +3°52'

Field size

3°09' × 2°10'

Equipment

72mm, f/4.8 refr. + ASI294MC

Exposure

12x60s

Location

Chelmsford

Target name

Possible nova in Sagitta

Title

Possible nova in Sagitta

About this image

This possible nova is discussed here. I get Sloan magnitudes using a 0.09m, f/6.3 refractor tonight (Aug 25.36) of 7.101 r' and 7.387 g'. I get a position from a 10s frame obtained using a 0.28m, f/10 EdgeHD of 19:45:06.48, 18:22:42.0. This is 0.1 arcsec from Gaia DR3 source 1824166210904571136 which has a G magnitude of 19.81.

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NSag_20260825_212733_ndj.jpg (8.7 MB)

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