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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 923       1995 Feb 10 21.02UT
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
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POSSIBLE NOVA IN AQUILA
S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the discovery of a possible
nova by Kesao Takamizawa, Saku-machi, Nagano-ken, on two T-Max 400
films taken Feb. 7.839 and 7.842 UT using a 10-cm f/4.0 lens.
Y.Kushida, Yatsugatake South Base Observatory, provides the
following position:R.A. = 19h05m26s.57, Decl. = -1o42'03".5.(2000)
Takamizawa notes that there is no image brighter than mag 12-14 at
this position on films taken on 1994 May 12, June 14, and Oct. 23;
there is a nearby star of mag 12.1. Available magnitude estimates,
the last two being visual estimates supplied by E. Waagen, AAVSO:
Feb.7.839, 8.1 (Takamizawa); 8.854, 8.4 (Takamizawa); 8.873, 7.5:
(Kushida); 9.435, 8.2 (C. Scovil, Stamford, CT); 9.531, 8.5
(P.Collins, Scottsdale, AZ).  Collins notes that the star has a
reddish colour.
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Charles Scovil, USA e-mails that the nearby star of mag 12 is
GSC 5128.0322.
Martin Mobberley also e-mails that the field for observers at 52N
latitude is at 14 degrees altitude at 05.30UT, the start of
astronomical twilight.

SUPERNOVA 1995A IN MCG +4-16-006
C. Pollas, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur (OCA), reports his
discovery of an apparent supernova (V about 18) at
R.A. =6h50m04s.63, Decl. = +26o22'51".0 (2000.0); it was found on
two technical pan films taken on Jan. 2.08 and 4.0 UT with the 0.9-
m Schmidt telescope.  The host galaxy is the southeastern member of
the pair catalogued as MCG +4-16-006, and the supernova is located
0".5 east and 3".5 north of the host galaxy's centre; an OCA film
on Jan. 28.0 UT shows that SN 1995A has faded by > 1 mag.  It does
not appear on the Palomar Sky Survey prints.  A nearby star (V
about 17.5) is at position end figures 06s.50, 20".7.  The
northwestern member of this pair of galaxies is located at end
figures 03s.72, 54".1.
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SUPERNOVA 1995B IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
C. Pollas, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur (OCA), reports his
discovery of an apparent supernova on Technical Pan films (limiting
mag about 21.5) obtained on Jan. 6.00 and 9.06 UT with the OCA 0.9-
m Schmidt telescope.  Then at magnitude V about 19.0, SN 1995B is
located at R.A. = 7h17m33s.82, Decl. = +21o49'25".0 (2000.0),
which is 2".8 west and 7".3 south of the galaxy's centre.  On Feb.
7.0, the supernova is still present but about 1 mag fainter than in
early January.
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SUPERNOVA 1995C IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Robert H. McNaught, Anglo-Australian Observatory, reports his
discovery of an apparent supernova (mag about 17.5) on a U.K.
Schmidt Telescope (UKST) R plate taken by K. S. Russell on Feb.
8.74 UT.  SN 1995C is located at R.A. = 12h04m02s.52,
Decl. =-31o36'02".3 (2000.0), which is 14".7 east and 8".5 south of
the galaxy's centre. The object does not appear on an ESO R survey
plate or on a UKST R plate taken on 1993 May 23.  Confirmation was
made via an unfiltered CCD image taken Feb. 9.56 by McNaught and
D. J. Asher with the 1.0- m telescope at Siding Spring Observatory.
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Guy M Hurst