A magnitude 7.7 nova was discovered on the 6th August, 2009, by Koichi Nishiyama, Kurume, Fukuoka-ken, (Japan), and Fujio Kabashima, Miyaki-cho, Saga-ken, (Japan), in the constellation Sagittarius. The Nova has been confirmed spectroscopically by M. Fujii (Fujii Bisei Observatory, Okayama, Japan).
Position (2000): RA = 18h 07m 07.67s, Dec = -33d 46m 33.9s