THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 99 1987 Dec 14  21.11UT.
Telecom Gold 72:MAG60138
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16, Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:(0256)471074.Int:+44256471074
Telex:265871(MONREF G) Quote"72:MAG60138 ATT G.HURST"in FIRST line.
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SUPERNOVA 1987N IN NGC 7606
Rob McNaught e-mails that Bob Evans has discovered a supernova in
NGC 7606 which is located at:
RA 23h16.5m DEC -08 46'(1950), a mag 11.5 type Sb galaxy in Aqr.
The discovery was made on Dec 14.45UT with the 0.25-m reflector
when the supernova was of mag 13.8 and this was confirmed by
T.Cragg (SSO) on Dec 14.45 (13.8) and by Rob McNaught Dec 14.50
(14.0).
Steve Lee, AAT obtained the following positional data from the
telescope encoders:
RA 23h16m28.0s DEC -08 45'07" Offsets 27.0"N; 16.3"W.
Guy M Hurst