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THE discovery of a nova on October 6 (the third to be discovered since last June) has been announced by telegram from the International Astronomical Union's Bureau at Copenhagen. The position is given as R.A. 18h 4-5m: Dec. 34 ° 21′ south: magnitude 6 on Oct. 6d 0h U.T. This position places the nova in the constellation of Sagittarius and roughly midway between the 3rd magnitude stars, y Sagittarii and r) Sagittarii. The discoverer is Mr. C. Jackson, of the Union Observatory, Johannesburg, who less than a month ago discovered a faint comet (1936 c). Owing to its southern declination of 34 °, it will not be possible to observe the nova from the latitude of Greenwich, and further news of its behaviour must be awaited from southern observatories.
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A Nova in Sagittarius. Nature 138, 681–682 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138681f0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/138681f0