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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1167      1997 Feb 09 11.10UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
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SUPERNOVAE
The Supernova Cosmology Project, plus R. Knop and P. Nugent at
Cerro Tololo (CTIO); C. Lidman and M. Della Valle at the European
Southern Observatory (ESO); and B. Schaefer with the WIYN telescope
at Kitt Peak] report fourteen supernovae found with the CTIO 4-m
telescope in their High Redshift Supernova Search.
The last column indicates the discovery telescope:  (1) Keck; (2)
ESO 3.6-m reflector.

SN     1997 UT       R.A. (2000) Decl.       R     z     type   G
1997F  Jan.  5   4h55m14.27   - 5 51'44".8  23.9  0.58    Ia   (1)
1997G  Jan.  5   4 58 30.23   - 3 16 04.0   23.7  0.75*a  Ia   (1)
1997H  Jan.  5   4 59 36.57   - 3 09 34.6   22.8  0.53    Ia   (2)
1997I  Jan.  5   4 59 37.31   - 3 09 01.6   20.9  0.18*   Ia   (2)
1997J  Jan.  5   7 41 17.83   + 9 33 11.4   23.4  0.62    Ia?  (1)
1997K  Jan.  6   7 54 55.09   + 4 19 01.3   23.6  0.59     ?   (1)
1997L  Jan.  5   8 21 57.14   + 3 53 35.7   23.1  0.55*   Ia   (2)
1997M  Jan.  6   8 22 57.39   + 3 52 25.6   23.2  0.43     ?   (1)
1997N  Jan.  5   8 23 50.03   + 3 28 52.8   21.2  0.18*   Ia   (2)
1997O  Jan.  6   8 24 02.51   + 4 07 33.1   23.7  0.37    Ia   (1)
1997P  Jan.  6  10 55 55.93   - 3 56 48.2   23.0  0.47    Ia   (1)
1997Q  Jan.  6  10 56 51.48   - 3 58 36.9   22.5  0.44    Ia   (2)
1997R  Jan.  6  10 57 19.23   - 3 54 51.7   24.4  0.65*a  Ia   (1)
1997S  Jan.  6  10 57 51.59   - 3 45 46.9   23.6  0.61    Ia   (1)
IAUC 6540 (extract)

SUPERNOVA 1997T IN UGC 6896
J. Mueller reports her discovery of an apparent supernova (mag
about 17.5) on a plate taken on Jan. 19 with the 1.2-m Oschin
Schmidt telescope in the course of the second Palomar Sky Survey.
Mueller reports the following approximate position for the
supernova:  R.A. = 11h55m48s.8, Decl. = +80o12'44" (2000.0);
this is 9" east and 29" south of the southern bright component of
this three-galaxy complex.
S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the following precise
position for SN 1997T, measured by Y. Kushida from an unfiltered
CCD frame taken on Jan. 22.619 UT by R. Kushida (Yatsugatake South
Base Observatory, 0.40-m reflector):  R.A. = 11h55m47s.46, Decl. =
+80o12'42".6 (equinox 2000.0), mag 17.6; this corresponds to 9".5
east and 27".3 south of the brightest galaxy component.
IAUC 6543 (extract)

SUPERNOVAE 1997U AND 1997V IN ANONYMOUS GALAXIES
B. Schmidt reports the discovery by the Mount Stromlo Abell
Cluster Supernova Search Team of two apparent supernovae near
Abell 423 on CCD images taken by S. Sabine with the Mount Stromlo
1.27-m telescope (+ Macho Camera).  SN 1997U is located at
R.A. = 3h10m46s.25, Decl. = -12 16'04".5 (equinox 2000.0),
which is 0".01 east and 0".45 north of the nucleus of the host
galaxy.  SN 1997U is visible at mR about 21.5 on V and R CCD
images taken on Jan. 2, and it was also detected on similar frames
taken on Jan. 5 and 8.  SN 1997V is located at
R.A. = 3h11m43s.82, Decl. = -12 02'11".0 (equinox 2000.0),
which is 6".0 east and 0".1 north of the nucleus of the host
galaxy.  SN 1997V is visible at mR about 21.0 on V and R CCD
images taken on Jan. 8, and is also present, but 0.5 mag fainter,
on similar frames taken on Jan. 5.

Guy M Hurst