(meteorobs) Important! Check your Leonids images of Nov. 15-18

[Denis Denisenko]

Hello again!

I wrote regarding the Nova in Eridanus:

> The Nova is located near the Orion-Eridanus border, about 7 deg West 
> and 2 deg South of Regulus.

Of course, it should be 7 deg West and 2 deg South of *Rigel* - beta 
Orioni.  Pardon my dislalia, or whatever the correct English spelling 
for this term is! :-)  It's so easy to mix Regulus and Rigel while 
talking about Leonids in Orion.

> Precise coordinates of the star are:
>
> R.A. = 04h47m54.2s, Decl. = -10d10'43" (J2000.0)

That stands correct.  And in case you are using some planetarium 
programs, the catalogue numbers of this star are:

USNO-B1.0 0798-0048707
USNO-A2.0 0750-01104110
3UCAC 160-015365
2MASS 04475419-1010429

(2MASS name has its coordinates: 04 47 54.19 -10 10 42.9)

> Also, feel free to send this message to other mailing list and 
> circulate it among your fellow astronomers.

If you do so, or if you post this request somewhere on the web, please 
replace Regulus by Rigel manually.  Sorry for the confusion!

Best regards,

Den in Moscow

P.S. CBET 2053 was issued meanwhile officially naming the new object 
"Nova Eridani 2009".  No images between Nov. 10 and Nov. 19 were 
reported, however!