SIMBAD references

A. Arai, Koyama Astronomical Observatory (KAO), Kyoto Sangyo University, writes that low-resolution (R about 550) spectra, obtained at the KAO on Jan. 28.863 UT under a hazy sky, show prominent emission lines in H_alpha, H_beta, and O I (777.4 nm) on a highly reddened continuum; these features suggest that the object is a classical nova past maximum light, highly reddened by the interstellar medium. K. Imamura, Okayama University of Science (OUS), notes that a low-dispersion spectrum (R about 400) was obtained on Jan. 28.886 UT with the 0.28-m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (+ DSS-7) at the OUS Observatory, showing a clear H_alpha emission line (FWHM approximately 1300 km/s), again suggesting that the object is a classical nova. Elena Kazarovets, on behalf of the GCVS team, reports that the permanent designation V5587 Sgr has been assigned to this nova.