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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1680      2001 Sep 02 12.05UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2001dz IN UGC 471 (Q2001/247)
Tom Boles relayed news to the editor on 2001 August 28 that he had
detected a possible supernova in UGC 471 on eight images between
Aug 28 at 23h16m39s and Aug 29 03h00m00sUT. Mark Armstrong also
imaged the suspect at Tom Boles' request. Tom went on to obtain a
240 integration the next night enabling the following IAUC
announcement to be made: 

Guy M. Hurst, Basingstoke, England, reports the discovery by Tom
Boles (Coddenham, England) of an apparent supernova (mag 18.3) on
eight unfiltered CCD frames (limiting mag 19.0-19.5) secured
between Aug. 27.970 and 28.125 UT for the U.K. Nova/Supernova
Patrol with a 0.36-m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.  The new object
is located at R.A. = 0h44m43s.15, Decl. = +45o25'10".4 (2000),
which is 13" east and 7" south of the centre of UGC 471.
In response to an appeal from the discoverer, M. Armstrong
(Rolvenden, England) also imaged SN 2001dz on Aug. 28.031, and
Boles found the star at mag 18.0 on another image taken on Aug.
28.940 (which produced position end figures 43s.11, 10".6).  SN
2001dz was absent from a master image taken by Boles on July 25
(limiting mag 19.0), and it is not present on second Palomar Sky
Survey blue and red images from 1989.
IAUC 7696/7699

Our congratulations to Tom on this further success:editor

SUPERNOVA 2001dx IN PGC 63222
W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley, reports the
discovery by LOTOSS of an apparent supernova (mag about 17.2) in
unfiltered images taken with the Katzman Automatic Imaging
Telescope (KAIT) on Aug. 26.3 and 27.3 UT.  The new object is
located at R.A. = 19h27m16s.83, Decl. = +65o18'58".8 (2000), which
is 5".4 west of the nucleus of PGC 63222.
IAUC 7692 (extract)

SUPERNOVA 2001dy IN MCG +04-40-16
T. Puckett and M. Marcus, Mountain Town, GA, report the discovery
of an apparent supernova (mag 18.0) on an unfiltered CCD frame
(limiting mag 19.4) taken with the Puckett Observatory 0.30-m
automated patrol telescope on Aug. 27.12 UT.  SN 2001dy is located
at R.A. = 17h04m59s.42, Decl. = +23o10'06".2 (2000), which is 5".9
west and 2".8 south of the centre of MCG +04-40-16. The new object
was confirmed on CCD frames taken on Aug. 28.07 by Puckett with a
0.60-m reflector.
IAUC 7693 (extract)

V4739 SAGITTARII = NOVA SAGITTARII 2001 No. 2
N. N. Samus, Institute of Astronomy, Moscow, advises that the
designation V4739 Sgr has been given to the nova reported on
The Astronomer E-Circular 1678.
K. Takamizawa, Saku-machi, Nagano, Japan, reports prediscovery
limiting magnitudes (nova not detected) from unfiltered T-Max 400
films:  Aug. 24.477 UT, [12.1; 24.480, [12.1.

SUPERNOVA 2001ea IN MCG +05-54-38
B. A. Beutler and W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley,
report the discovery by LOTOSS of an apparent supernova (mag about
18.2) in unfiltered images taken with the Katzman Automatic Imaging
Telescope (KAIT) on Aug. 28.4 and 29.4 UT.  The new object is
located at R.A. = 23h08m04s.68, Decl. = +28o34'06".1 (2000), which
is 10".3 east and 4".2 south of the nucleus of MCG +05-54-38.
IAUC 7696 (extract)

Guy M Hurst