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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1558      2000 Aug 30 19.35UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2000dg IN MCG +1-1-29
C. Yu and W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley, on
behalf of the Lick Observatory Supernova Search, report the
discovery with the 0.8-m Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT)
of an apparent supernova (mag about 17.8) on an unfiltered image
taken on Aug. 22.5 UT, with confirmation coming from an earlier
image taken on Aug. 20.5 (mag about 18.5). SN 2000dg is located at
R.A. = 0h6m13s.81, Decl. = +8 53'17".5 (2000), which is 7".1 west
and 0".8 south of the nucleus of MCG +1-1-29.
IAUC 7480 (extract)

SUPERNOVA 2000dh in IC 5374
This object, originally announced as a supernova on IAUC 7482,
has been found to be an M-type star with possible variation
according to a spectrum obtained by Filippenko and Li.
IAUC 7482/7483

SUPERNOVA 2000di IN IC 1637
S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the discovery by M. Aoki,
Tsukioka, Toyama, of an apparent supernova (mag 17.3) on a CCD
frame (limiting mag 18.5) taken on Aug. 23.708 UT with his
automated supernova survey system employing a 0.43-m f/6.0
reflector.  SN 2000di (still at mag 17.3) was confirmed on seven
frames taken on Aug. 24.71 (limiting mag 17.5).  The new object is
quite close to an H II region; the supernova is located at R.A. =
1h11m02s.01, Decl. = -30o26'31".2 (2000), which is 12".3 east and
11".5 south of the nucleus of IC 1637.
IAUC 7483 (extract)

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Guy M Hurst