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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1203      1997 Jun 07 14.17UT
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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POSSIBLE NOVA
W. Liller, Vina del Mar, Chile, reports his discovery of an
apparent nova (mag 8.5) on a Technical Pan photographs taken with
Problicom on June 5.085 and 5.087 UT with an 85-mm camera lens (+
orange filter), located at R.A. = 17h54m.2, Decl. = -30o02'(2000).
Nothing brighter than mag 11.5 appears at this location on a
photograph taken on June 2.09.  CCD magnitude on June 6.120:
V = 9.0 (GSC comparison stars).
IAUC 6675

SUPERNOVA 1997co IN NGC 5125
The Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO) Supernova Survey reports
the discovery of a supernova (mag about 18.2) on an unfiltered CCD
frame taken on May 29.7 UT with the BAO 0.6-m reflector, with a
confirming image obtained under poor weather conditions on May 31.
SN 1997co is located at R.A. = 13h24m01s.18, Decl. = +9o42'22".9
(2000), which is 6".8 east and 14".5 south of the nucleus o
NGC 5125.  Unfiltered CCD images of the same field taken on May 16
(limiting mag about 19.0) show no star at this position.  S.Nakano,
Sumoto, Japan, forwards the following position end figures and
magnitude from M. Aoki, Tsukioka, Toyama (0.43-m f/6 reflector +
CCD; limiting mag 18.5), obtained on May 31.502:
01s.15, 23".2, V = 17.0.
IAUC 6672 (extract)

SUPERNOVA 1997cp IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
The Mount Stromlo Abell Cluster Supernova Search Team reports the
discovery of an apparent supernova (R = 20.3) on V and R CCD images
taken on June 2 by S. Sabine at the Mount Stromlo 1.27-m telescope
(+ Macho Camera).  SN 1997cp is located near Abell 3806 at
R.A. = 21h44m36s.50, Decl. = -57o25'30".4 (2000).  A nearby star
has position end figures 36s.77, 31".9.  SN 1997cp was also present
on similar frames taken on June 3, but it is not visible on images
taken on May 11 (limiting mag R = 21.2).
IAUC 6673 (extract)

SUPERNOVA 1997cq IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
The McDonald Observatory Supernova Search Team (M. T. Adams,
D. A. Howell, M. H. Ward, J. C. Wheeler, and W. Wren) report their
discovery of an apparent supernova on three Kron-Cousins R-band CCD
images of Abell 2199 (z = 0.0299) taken during June 2.274-2.286 UT
with the 0.76-m telescope.  SN 1997cq is located at R.A. =
16h29m50s.86, Decl. = +39o45'20".3 (equinox 2000.0), which is 39"
south of the nucleus of a barred spiral galaxy.  Preliminary CCD
photometry between June 4.146 and 4.226 yields V = 19.23, B-V =
+0.13, V-R = +0.09, V-I = +0.36.  SN 1997cq is not visible on R-
band images (limiting mag about 21) taken on 1995 July 5, 1996 Mar.
12 and 29, and Oct. 7.
IAUC 6674

Guy M Hurst