SIMBAD references

H. Yamaoka, Kyushu University, writes that K. Haseda (Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan) finds nothing brighter than mag 11.5 at the position of N Sgr 2008 (cf. CBET 1342) on his patrol images taken around Apr. 15.743 UT with a Canon EOS-5D digital camera (+ 120-mm-f.l. lens). Yamaoka adds that M. Fujii (Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan) took a low-resolution spectrum with his 0.28-m reflector on Apr. 19.82 UT, revealing Balmer lines and several broad absorption lines; the H_alpha line shows a prominent P-Cyg profile, which suggests that it is a genuine classical nova around or soon after maximum.