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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1454      1999 Oct 13 06.20UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 1999eg IN IC 1861 ( = Q1999/279)
Mark Armstrong reported a suspected supernova to the editor on
1999 October 10 but, as this was on a single image only, with
the newly acquired Hale camera, and also he had no master image
to compare, appeals were issued to a selected group to see if
earlier images existed and whether further confirmation could
be obtained. We are grateful to Michael Schwartz for an earlier
image and to Steve Foulkes, Nick James and more recently Tom
Boles for further confirmatory images. At present the
possible supernova, although designated as 1999eg by the Central
Bureau, has not be spectrally confirmed and further details
are awaited. The following text appeared on IAUC 7275:

     G. M. Hurst, Basingstoke, England, reports the discovery by
Mark Armstrong, Rolvenden, of an apparent supernova (mag about
17.5) on an unfiltered CCD frame taken on Oct. 4.078 UT with a
0.30-m reflector in the course of the U.K. Nova/Supernova Patrol.
In response to an alert, N. James, Chelmsford, recorded a very weak
image on Oct. 10.87 (0.3-m reflector).  Further images by S.
Foulkes, Ashperton Village, and Armstrong on Oct. 11 confirmed the
presence of the object.  Armstrong measured the following precise
position from his latest image on Oct. 11.875:  R.A. = 2h53m08s.39,
Decl. = +25o29'24".2 (equinox 2000.0); the discovery image yields
position end figures 08s.45, 23".7.  Hurst notes that the object is
absent from the Palomar Sky Surveys, and no candidate appears in
the USNO A2.0 catalogue.

Guy M Hurst