October 26, 2016: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 550, observations of the nova V1656 Sco (ASASSN-16kd = Nova Sco 2016 No. 2 = PNV J17225112-3158349) are requested beginning at once.
September 9, 2016:
Event: Nova in Scorpius [V1656 Sco]
Discovered by:
- Shigehisa Fujikawa (Kan'onji, Kagawa, Japan; reported to CBAT via M. Soma (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo))
- All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) (K. Z. Stanek et al., ATel #9469, published September 7; reported to CBAT via L. Chomiuk (Michigan State University))
