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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 600       1992 Jan 16 19.01UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
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SUPERNOVA 1992A IN NGC 1380
W. Liller, Vina del Mar, Chile, reports his discovery with
PROBLICOM exposures taken Jan. 11.16 UT of a supernova (mag 12.8)
in NGC 1380.  Nothing was visible on exposures taken Jan. 7.  N.
Brown, Perth, Western Australia, made an independent discovery of
the object visually on Jan. 12.7 at mag 13.0.  R. H. McNaught,
Siding Spring, reports the following position for SN 1992A:  R.A. =
3h34m31s.52, Decl. = -35 07'22".5 (equinox 1950.0, uncertainty 0".6
in R.A., 0".4 in Decl.); offset from the galaxy's centre is 3"W
62" N.  A nearby star of mag V = 14.2 has end figures 28s.22,
08'46".4.  Visual magnitude estimate by McNaught on Jan. 12.45:
13.0.
J. Spyromilio, R. Stathakis, R. McNaught, E. Sadler, F. Freeman,
and R. Cannon report that a spectrogram (range 350-670 nm, 0.2-nm
resolution) of SN 1992A obtained at the Anglo-Australian Telescope
shows strong Si II absorption at 615 nm, indicating the object to
be a type-Ia supernova near maximum light.
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NOVA PUPPIS 1991
The following report has been received fromn the AAVSO:
"This nova continues to be quite bright, as the following
observations indicate:
Jan.  5.54 UT 8.2 A. Pearce, Scarborough, W. Australia
      6.55    8.5 Pearce
      7.54    8.7 Pearce
      7.76    9.0 D. Overbeek, Edenvale, South Africa
      8.1     9.1 Overbeek
      8.27    8.1 C. Scovil, Stamford, CT
      8.62    8.7 Pearce
      9.1     9.0 Overbeek
      9.24    8.3 M. Adams, Melbourne, FL
     10.0     9.0 Overbeek
     10.19    8.5 Adams
     10.642   8.8 S. Sakuma, Kawasaki, Japan
     11.1     9.0 J. Smit, Waverly, South Africa
     11.267   8.8 P. Steffey, Daytona Beach, FL
     11.30    8.5 Adams
     12.0     8.7 Overbeek
     12.1     9.0 Smit
     12.36    9.0 K. Larson, Lawndale, CA
     12.8     8.9 Smit
     13.184   8.9 Steffey
     13.19    8.6 Adams
     14.12    8.7 C. Stephan, Sebring, FL
     14.33    8.6 R. Royer, Lakewood, CA"
Guy M Hurst
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