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 visibility was established at 9.6 when it was seen on images taken at 20:42 UT on 4 February 2007 by Yuji Nakamura of Kameyama, Mie, Japan. It was independently observed on the same night at 20:30 UT by Yukio Sakurai of Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. Its peak visibility reached magnitude 3.79 on February 17, making it observable without assistance.