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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1399      1999 Apr 17 18.51UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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COMET C/1999 G1 (LINEAR)
Selected CCD observations of a new comet discovered by LINEAR:
     1999 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Apr.  7.23782   13 37 55.16   - 2 33 04.1   18.9   Elowitz
           7.25151   13 37 54.22   - 2 33 11.6   19.2     "
           7.27893   13 37 52.29   - 2 33 19.1   19.3     "
M. Elowitz, M. Blythe, F. Shelly and M. Bezpalko (LINEAR).  1-m f/2.15
GEODSS telescope.
Object faint, but obvious tail in p.a. 355 deg (Apr. 7).
IAUC 7140 (extract)

SUPERNOVA 1999br IN NGC 4900
J. Y. King, University of California at Berkeley, reports the
discovery of an apparent supernova during the course of the Lick
Observatory Supernova Search with the 0.8-m Katzman Automatic
Imaging Telescope (KAIT).  SN 1999br was discovered and confirmed
on unfiltered images taken on Apr. 12.4 and 13.2 UT (both with mag
about 17.5).  The new object is located at:
R.A. = 13h00m41s.80, Decl. = +2o29'45".8 (2000), which is about 40"
east and 19" south of the nucleus of NGC 4900.
IAUC 7141 (extract)

SUPERNOVA 1999bs IN UGC 11093
Y. L. Qiu, Q. Y. Qiao, and J. Y. Hu, Beijing Astronomical
Observatory (BAO); and S. Leung and S. Ko, Hong Kong University,
report that the discovery of an apparent supernova in UGC 11093 by
the BAO Supernova Survey with the 0.6-m telescope at Xinglong
Station.  The supernova was found and confirmed on unfiltered CCD
frames taken on Apr. 12.8 and 13.9 UT (mag about 16.1 on both
dates).  The new object is located at R.A. = 18h01m48s.75, Decl. =
+7o00'49".6, which is about 43" west and 164" north of the centre
of UGC 11093.
IAUC 7141 (extract)

V699 OPHUICHI (=Q1999/099)
Andrew Pearce, Nedlands, Australia e-mails us to advise that
the suspected dwarf nova V699 Oph is currently in outburst as
detailed below:
990412.816  <155  A.Pearce
990416.765  139   A.Pearce
990416.783  139   A.Pearce
990416.818  140   A.Pearce
The magnitude estimates were based on the VSNET sequence and the
position of the dwarf nova was as per the VSNET chart.
The following note from Bruce Sumner provide further information:
"Congratulations to Andrew Pearce for observing an outburst of
this supposed non-existent dwarf nova. Andrew notes that the
outburst is at the position shown on the vsnet chart of this
variable.
A comparison of the POSS I and POSS II images of this region
using the DSS shows an apparently slightly variable faint
star near the vsnet position of this variable.
This star is USNO A2.0 0825-09347211, with magnitudes
19.4 blue and 18.7 red. It is one of the bluest objects
in the field. I suggest that this is V699 Oph in quiescence.
The position from ASNO A2.0 is:16h 25m 13.71s -04d40'48.1"(2000)
Astrometry during the current outburst will confirm (or refute)
this identification."
Guy M Hurst