THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 285 1989 Apr 09  17.06UT.
Telecom Gold 72:MAG60138   JANET:GMH at UK.AC.RO.GREENWICH-STARLINK
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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Q1989/25
Bernard Abrams, Cheltenham, has reported a 'nebulous line' of mag
10, about 4' long on an exposure of SN 1989B taken on 1989 Apr 9
21.21-21.28UT. It is located very approximately 0.5deg south of
M65 (note NOT M66). The single exposure was taken with a 0.26-m f5
reflector on hypered Kodak 2415. Could observers please check the
area?

SUPERNOVA 1989G IN MCG +2-29-11
J. Mueller and C. Brewer report their discovery of a supernova
located 18" east and 18" south of the center of MCG +2-29-11
(R.A. = 11h11m12s, Decl. = +9 52'00", equinox 1950.0).  The SN
appears at mag 20 on the Apr. 5 discovery plate, taken in the
course of the Palomar Sky Survey II with the 1.2-m Oschin Schmidt
Telescope.  On Apr. 7, A. Picard measured Gunn r = 18.1 with the
1.5-m Palomar reflector (+ CCD).  A spectrum taken by J. Gunn and
B. Oke on Apr. 7 with the Hale 5-m reflector (+ 4-shooter
spectrograph) indicates that the object is a type-I supernova 20
days past maximum with high H-alpha (magnitude r = 18.9).  The
galaxy redshift is 0.027.                        IAUC 4768

TA INDEX
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due to technical difficulties but we are re-establishing contact
via STARLINK.

Guy M Hurst