SIMBAD references

F. Kugel and J. Caron report magnitude 8.2 from three 30-s infrared- filtered CCD images (limiting magnitude about 14.0; bandpass > 742 nm) obtained on July 7.9277 UT with a 0.08-m f/5 refractor (+ ST8300M camera) operated remotely from the Chante-Perdrix-Dauban Observatory near Banon, France. The nova was measured to be located at R.A. = 18:20:27.24, Decl. = -27:44:27.0 (equinox 2000.0; USNO-B1.0 reference stars). Nothing is present at this position on their images of the same field taken on June 28.0171 (limiting magnitude about 14.0).