Electronic Telegram No. 216 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION M.S. 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. IAUSUBS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions) CBAT@CFA.HARVARD.EDU (science) URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html NOVA CENTAURI 2005 C. Jacques and E. Pimentel, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, report the following precise position for this nova (cf. CBET 215) from a CCD image taken on Sept. 4.91 UT with a 0.3-m reflector that yielded V = 8.81: R.A. = 13h20m49s.74, Decl. = -62o37'50".5 (equinox 2000.0). Visual magnitude estimate by R. Y. Shida, Sao Paulo, Brazil): Sept. 4.927, 8.8. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the formal IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2005 CBAT 2005 September 5 (CBET 216) Daniel W. E. Green