------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1441 1999 Sep 17 06.27UT 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 WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer ------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPERNOVA 1999dp IN UGC 3046 W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley, on behalf of the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS; cf. IAUC 6627, 7126), reports the discovery with the 0.8-m Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT), of an apparent supernova in UGC 3046. SN 1999dp was discovered on an unfiltered image taken on Sept. 2.5 UT and was confirmed on earlier images taken on Aug. 18.5, 25.5, and 28.5, all showing the star at mag about 18.2. The new object is located at R.A. = 4h29m16s.66, Decl. = +69o32'00".6 (2000), which is 18".0W and 7".8N of the nucleus of UGC 3046. There is a nearby star (mag about 16.5) with position end figures 15s.87, 02".4. A KAIT image of the same field on 1998 Aug. 31.5 (limiting magnitude about 19.5) showed nothing at the position of SN 1999dp. IAUC 7247 SUPERNOVA 1999dq IN NGC 976 Li also reports the discovery by the LOSS of an apparent supernova in NGC 976. SN 1999dq was discovered and confirmed on unfiltered images taken on Sept. 2.5 (mag about 16.3) and 3.4 UT (mag about 16.0). The new object is located at R.A. = 2h33m59s.68, Decl. = +20o58'30".4 (2000), which is 4".3 west and 6".4 south of the nucleus of NGC 976. KAIT images of the same field on Aug. 27.5 (limiting mag about 17.0) and 24.5 (limiting mag about 19.0) showed nothing at the position of SN 1999dq. IAUC 7247 NOVA IN M31 W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley, on behalf of the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (cf. IAUC 6627, 7126), reports the discovery with the 0.8-m Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT) of a new nova, of mag about 17.0, in an unfiltered image of M31 taken on Sept. 2.3 UT. The nova was confirmed on earlier images taken on Aug. 30.3, 31.3 and Sept.1.3 at mag about 18.5, 17.8 and 17.0, respectively. It is located at: R.A. = 0h42m41s.1, Decl. = +41d19'11" (2000), which is about 43" west and 175" north of the nucleus of M31. A KAIT image on Aug. 28.3 showed nothing at the position of the nova (limiting mag 19.0). IAUC 7249 AGM BOOKING FORMS The booking forms for this year's AGM to be held in Basingstoke on Saturday October 23 were enclosed with the August issue of The Astronomer. Subscribers to these circulars who do not take the main magazine, are, of course, also welcome. Details of the meeting and a booking form can also be accessed on our WWW pages. Guy M Hurst