------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 904 1994 Dec 10 19.45UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074 INTERNET: GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK or GMH at GXVG.AST.CAM.AC.UK ------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPERNOVA 1994ae IN NGC 3370 The discovery of this supernova was announced as long ago as Nov 20 on E-Circular 899 since when no observations or images have been received. However S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, has provided estimates on IAUC 6109: Nov. 29.740 UT, 12.5 (K. Takamizawa, Saku-machi, Nagano-ken; photographic); 29.836, 12.5 (R. Kushida, Yatsugatake South Base Observatory; unfiltered CCD); 30.854, 12 (K. Ikeya, Shizuoka; visual). It is clearly evident that the supernova has brightened considerably since discovery and observers are asked to give it attention as a matter of urgency. An e-chart and sequence follow but the comparison star magnmitudes, being based on the GSC only, are very uncertain and we would ask that you e-mail your FULL ESTIMATE (eg A(1)v(2)B etc) with your reports to assist later reduction. \\\\\\SN 1994ae c in NGC 3370 S,400,5,S -C,10.7844, 17.2739,2000 O,193,199,12.5,? -L,L,SN P,10h 44.3m +17 32' (1950) -T,Sequence:GSC -G,200,200,250,125,148 -L,R,NGC 3370 -S,THE ASTRONOMER 941210 M,10,274,75 -L,L,99 R,10.9,144,132,A R,11.2,44,287,B R,11.8,161,215,C R,12.2,244,265,D R,13.0,300,94,E R,13.6,267,133,F R,14.3,234,236,G R,15.2,331,202,H M,10,65,27 M,11,36,151,229,291,254,386,52,82 M,12,320,171,264,61,313,65,63,287,324,9 M,13,50,212,17,374,196,59,391,125,235,348,38,265 M,13,64,29,229,13 M,14,102,358,352,199,18,213,368,247,17,322,56,395,146,174 M,14,127,315,6,201,157,113,367,271,87,384,75,312,253,328 M,14,360,321,275,281,150,141,65,261,15,368,11,90,385,146 M,14,140,30,270,33,56,7 M,15,318,143,66,71,14,117,56,88,356,122,21,337 M,15,105,116,37,25,219,12,239,33 E,62 ////// Basic chart automatically generated by CHART ver 1.6 Guy M Hurst