8803, the nova's magnitude was 9.6 when it was discovered on CCD images taken at 20:42 UT on 4 February 2007 by Yuji Nakamura of Kameyama, Mie, Japan. It was independently discovered on the same night at 20:30 UT by Yukio Sakurai of Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. It peaked at magnitude 3.79 on February 17, making it easily visible to the naked eye.
8803, the nova's luminosity was measured at 9.6 when it was observed on images captured at 20:42 UT on 4 February 2007 by Yuji Nakamura of Kameyama, Mie, Japan. It was independently detected on the same night at 20:30 UT by Yukio Sakurai of Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. Its maximum brightness reached magnitude 3.79 on February 17, rendering it visible to the naked eye.