Nova Sagittarii
2011 n°2 (V5588 Sgr)
Discovered by Koichi Nishiyama, Kurume, Japan, and Fujio Kabashima, Miyaki, Japan, at magnitude 11.7 on two unfiltered CCD frames taken around March 27.832 UT.
Position: RA = 18m10m21.35s , Dec: -23°05'30.6" (equinox 2000.0) - see IAU CBET #2672.
April 2.114, 2011 observation
Setup: Celestron 11 telescope (0.28-m diameter)
+ LISA spectrograph (sampling = 2.1 A/pixel - R = 600 - 50 microns slit) + QSI583 CCD camera (5.4 microns
pixel - bin. 1x1).
Observatory: Castanet Tolosan (France)
Observer:
Christian Buil
Note: The object is very low above the horizon (H=14°, air
mass=4.08) - Atmospheric absorption is corrected.
May 24.044, 2011 observation
Setup: Celestron 11 telescope (0.28-m diameter)
+ LISA spectrograph + Atik314L+.
Observatory: Castanet Tolosan (France)
Observer:
Christian Buil
V mag. = 14.2 (source AAVSO)
Exposure: 7
x 300 sec.
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