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"Pi of the Sky” automatic trigger has detected a new object in the sky
at (2000) RA = 11 13 54, DEC = -61 14 00 (pixel size is 36″).
No known variable star or minor planet is present at this position.
AAVSO Special Notice #136: Possible Nova in Car
Precise astometry obtained by Greg
Bolt:
α: 11 13 53.78 δ: -61° 13′ 48.2″.
Precise astometry obtained by Alain Maury:
α: 11 13 53.78 δ: -61° 13′ 48.1″.
According to Howard E.
Bond from Space
Telescope Science Institute:
"A spectrum of the nova candidate was obtained with the SMARTS 1.5m
telescope on Cerro Tololo by M. Hernandez and F. Walter on 2008 Nov 30.37.
The spectrum covers the range 3650-5450 A with a resolution of 4.3 A.
They confirm that the object is a classical nova, of the "Fe II" type. The
spectrum is dominated by broad emission lines of the Balmer series and of Fe
II emission features. The FWZI of H-beta is about 4000 km/s.
The IAU has named this nova as V679 Carinae.
Beautiful image of the nova (indicated by an arrow) was taken by Alain Maury, Steve Barnes, Caisey
Harlingten and Stephane Guisard on 1st of December 2008 (click at the picture to enlarge):
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