THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 619       1992 Mar 16 19.57UT
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SUPERNOVA 1992J IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
J. Maza, University of Chile; and M. Hamuy, Cerro Tololo Inter-
american Observatory, report the discovery by M. Wischnjewsky
(University of Chile) of a supernova located about 11" west and 13"
north of the nucleus of an anonymous spiral galaxy located at
R.A. = 10h06m43s, Decl. = -26 24'.0 (equinox 1950.0). The supernova
was found on a 20-min unfiltered IIa-O plate taken by L. Wells and
R. C.Smith (CTIO) with the CTIO Curtis Schmidt telescope on Mar.
3.149 UT. Confirmation was made by K. Janes (Boston University)
from V and I CCD images obtained on Mar. 5.3 with the CTIO 0.91-m
telescope, the supernova being at V = 18.35.
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SUPERNOVA 1992K IN ESO 269-G57
M. Hamuy, Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory; and J. Maza,
University of Chile, report:  "R. Antezana (University of Chile)
has discovered a supernova located about 2" west and 14" south of
the nucleus of the spiral galaxy ESO 269-G57 (R.A. = 13h07m10s,
Decl. = -46 10'.2, equinox 1950.0).  The supernova was found on a
20-min unfiltered IIa-O plate taken by L. Wells and R. C. Smith
(CTIO) with the CTIO Curtis Schmidt telescope on Mar. 3.318 UT.
Confirmation was made by N. Suntzeff (CTIO) from B and V CCD images
obtained on Mar. 6.3 with the CTIO 4-m telescope; the V image
yields a magnitude of 16.23 for the supernova.
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SUPERNOVAE 1982Z AND 1992L IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
R. H. McNaught, Anglo-Australian Observatory, reports his discovery
in a single anonymous spiral galaxy of two supernovae, one
currently observable and the other on the ESO R survey field 257.
SN 1992L is of mag about 20 on R plAhU
ta+eu on 1992 Mar. 3.5 UT
by M. Hartley and Mar. 6.4 by Q. A. Parker with the U.K. Schmidt
Telescope.  The position of the superno6va is R.A. = 7h34m08s.69,
Decl. = -47 10'07".9 (equinox 1950.0, uncertainty 0".3 in each
coordinate); the offset from the galaxy's center is 6".3 west, 4".8
south.
SN 1982Z (mag about 19) is present on the ESO R survey taken 1982
Feb.12 at R.A. = 7h34m10s.44, Decl. = -47 10'04".2, the offset from
the galaxy's center being 11".5 east, 1".2 south.  Examination of
other survey films indicates that these images are not of a single
foreground star with high proper motion.  Nearby field stars have
the following magnitudes and end figures:  18, 08s.15, 19".2; 18.5,
11s.09, 08".9.
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Guy M Hurst