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V445 Puppis was a nova in the constellation Puppis. It was discovered by KazuyoshiKanatsu of Matsue Shimane Japan who recorded a peak magnitude of 8.6 on November 28 2000. The nova was reported by Taichi Kato of Kyoto University in the International Astronomical Union circular 7552 issued on December 30 2000. The location of this nova coincided with a magnitude 13.1 star that had been photographed in 1967.
