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Filipp Romanov
Remotely at iTelescope T30 at Siding Spring Observatory, Australia)
06/25/2022
04:20 pm

Image Details:

Strange nova FQ Cir = TCP J15244460-6059200

I observed TCP J15244460-6059200 (named FQ Cir in the CBET No. 5138 http://cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/005100/CBET005138.txt ) remotely at iTelescope.Net T30 (0.50-m f/6.8 reflector at Siding Spring Observatory, Australia) on 2022-06-25.

My estimates of brightness:

2022 06 25.67985 11.28 V
2022 06 25.68264 12.02 B
2022 06 25.68532 10.42 Rc
2022 06 25.68843 9.69 Ic

The object's position is almost the same as the 14-mag source 5875610751015084544 in the Gaia DR3 catalogue. From ATel #15473 http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=15473 : "The spectrum resembles that of a very fast classical nova after optical peak. The low amplitude of the transient raises questions about its nature and the possible progenitor match."

I am attaching my color image (3x60 sec. with V, B and Ic filters for green, blue and red channels).

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