N Pup 04

Alert Notice 312: Apparent nova in Puppis - 0737-26 N Pup 04 AND Request to monitor 0749+22 U Geminorum

November 22, 2004

SUBJECTS:

1. APPARENT NOVA IN PUPPIS: 0737-26 N PUP 04
2. REQUEST TO MONITOR 0749+22 U GEMINORUM

1. 0737-26 N PUP 04 - APPARENT NOVA

Event: Apparent nova

Discovered (Independently) By: Akihiko Tago, Tsuyama, Okayama-ken, Japan, and Yukio Sakurai, Mito, Ibaragi-ken, Japan (IAU Circular 8443)

Discovery Magnitude: 7.6 photographic (Tago), and 7.4 CCD (Sakurai) (IAU Circular 8443)