John Graham Hosty (1949-2001) was the visual discoverer of the nova HS Sge from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. in 1977. This find, made with a simple 10 × 50 monocular, encouraged others to join the U.K. Nova Patrol to look for such objects. The name was suggested by G. M. Hurst and B. G. Marsden.
Discovered on 8-5-1996 in Siding Spring by McNaught, R. H.