Nova Puppis 2004 0737-26 N PUP 04 – Home Page
The Nova is fading
slowly since the maximum of brightness about 2004 November 20.
Noted the strong
red coulor due muck probably to the H(alfa) emission.
0737-26 N PUP 04 – APPARENT NOVA
Event: Apparent nova
Discovered (Independently) By: Akihiko Tago, Tsuyama,
Discovery Magnitude: 7.6 photographic (Tago), and 7.4 CCD
(Sakurai) (IAU Circular 8443)
Discovery Date: The object appears on two T-Max 400 films taken with a Pentax 67 camera taken Nov. 20.672 UT (Tago),
and on two CCD frames taken on Nov. 20.812 using a Fuji 'Fine Pix S2' camera and a Nikon 180-mm f/2.8 lens (Sakurai) (IAU
Circular 8443).
Position: R.A. (2000): 07h 41m 53.76s Decl.
(2000): -27° 06' 36.9”, by S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan,
based on Sakurai’s images (IAU Circular 8443).