The conditions at 6am today were not ideal: lots of intermittent cloud, or more accurately, intermittent gaps.
I estimated the nova to be at magnitude 4.9. It was substantially brighter than the 53 comparison star and may even have been brighter than the 47 comparison star (AAVSO chart ID 14582KC).
I marked the observation as “uncertain” (comment code Z on WebObs) and added the comment:
7×50 binoculars;AT LEAST mag 4.9;may have actually been brighter than 47 comp;intermittent cloud
Tomorrow morning, whether permitting, a brighter comparison star may be needed assuming this thing keeps brightening. Getting up early enough to make a DSLR observation would be nice too.