SIMBAD references

G. Pojmanski, Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory, reports his discovery of an apparent nova on CCD images taken on Oct. 11.026 (at V = 12.0) and 13.066 UT (V = 10.4) with a 180-mm- f.l. telephoto lens in the course of the All-Sky Automated Survey (cf. IAUC 8369, 8574), giving the position of the new object as R.A. = 18h38m43s, Decl. = -12o16'.3 (equinox 2000.0). Pojmanski notes that no object is visible at this position on Digitized Sky Survey images, though the USNO-B1.0 catalogue lists several faint objects (red mag 19 or fainter) around this position; nothing was visible at this position on an ASAS image taken on Oct. 7.055 (limiting mag V = 14). H. Yamaoka, Kyushu University, reports the independent discovery of this apparent nova at mag 10.6 by K. Haseda (Aichi, Japan, 400-mm-f.l. f/4 telephoto lens + TMax 400 film) on photographs taken on Oct. 13.419 and 13.420, the position for the nova given as R.A. = 18h38m44s, Decl. = -12o16'25". T. Puckett, Ellijay, GA, reports that the nova appeared at mag 10.2 on an unfiltered image taken on Oct. 15.99 UT with his 0.60-m reflector, and he provides the following precise position for the nova: R.A. = 18h38m42s.93, Decl. = -12o16'15".6. Visual magnitude estimates: Oct. 14.770, 11.0 (K. Hornoch, Lelekovice, Czech Republic); 14.846, 11.7 (P. Schmeer, Bischmisheim, Germany); 15.813, 11.7 (Schmeer). N. N. Samus, Institute of Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, informs us that the designation V477 Sct has been given to this nova.