SIMBAD references

S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the discovery by H. Nishimura (Miyawaki, Kakegawa) of a possible nova on two 10-s CCD frames taken on Nov. 8.370 UT using a Canon EOS 5D camera (+ Minolta 120-mm lens); Nakano has measured mag 8.8 and position R.A. = 18h43m45s.65, Decl. = -7o36'41".5 (equinox 2000.0; uncertainty 2".0) for the new object from the JPEG discovery image (limiting mag 12.0). Nothing is visible at this position on frames taken on Nov. 7.377 using the same instrumentation (same limiting mag). E. Guido and G. Sostero obtained unfiltered CCD images (remotely, 0.25-m reflector, GRAS Observatory) on Nov. 9.08, finding the presumed nova to be at mag about 8.5 with position end figures 45s.57, 42".0; the extreme stellar crowding due to nearby field stars makes measurement rather difficult, but a Digitized Sky Survey plate (limiting red mag about 20) from 1996 Aug. 13 fails to show a clear pre-outburst precursor; additional details are given on CBET 2008. E. V. Kazarovets reports that the GCVS team has assigned the designation V496 Sct to this object.