July 9, 2007
V5558 Sgr continues to brighten; recent reports from Neil Butterworth place this nova at V=6.5 or so. We recommend continued monitoring of this slow nova.
At V=6.5, this is an easy target for all observers, whether visual, PEP or CCD. The brightest comparison star on the current VSP chart is V=6.0, so given below is another, brighter, comparison star that we will add to the sequence in the next day or so:
HD 167264 RA=18:15:12.905 DEC=-20:43:41.76
label = 54 V=5.352 (B-V) = 0.050 (U-B) = -0.859
PEP observers should use the 65 sequence star as their comp, and the 60 sequence star as their check.
Good luck and clear skies!
Arne Henden
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