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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1688      2001 Sep 11 18.33UT
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
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SUPERNOVA 2001eg IN UGC 3885 (Q2001/250)
As long ago as 2001 September 1, this object was reported to the
editor as a possible supernova. The object, initially recorded on
August 29.13786UT, was quite faint at magnitude 18.1 on a 60 second
integration with the 0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain and unfiltered CCD.
Mark initially had some difficulty re-imaging it the next night
although he subsequently did so as also did Tom Boles.

Mark Armstrong sent an appeal to Peter Meikle who arranged for Don
Pollacco to also obtain an image at the JKT. The suspect was
successfully imaged by this group on Sept 2.2. Initially the
Central Bureau waited for a spectrum but various follow-up images
since obtained have enabled the following announcement to be made:

Guy M. Hurst, Basingstoke, England, reports the discovery by Mark
Armstrong (Rolvenden, England) of an apparent supernova (mag 17.8)
on an unfiltered CCD image (limiting mag 19) taken on Aug. 29.138
UT in the course of the U.K. Nova/Supernova Patrol with a 0.36-m
Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.  The discovery image yields the
following position for the new object:  R.A. = 7h31m05s.91, Decl. =
+59o28'38".8 (2000), which is 7" west and 13" south of the centre
of UGC 3885.  A CCD image taken by Armstrong on 2000 Dec. 21 shows
no object at this location to limiting mag 19.5.  An image taken by
Tom Boles (Coddenham, England) on Sept. 1.05 seems to show the new
object, from which Armstrong provides the following position end
figures:  05s.95, 38".7.

P. Meikle, Astrophysics Group, Imperial College of Science, London,
reports that two 600-s I-band images (limiting mag 21.1) obtained
by Don Pollacco with the 1.0-m Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope at La
Palma on Sept. 2.2 UT show SN 2001eg as a point source at mag 19.2
+/- 0.3 and located 6".8 west and 16".0 south of the galaxy
nucleus; Armstrong has measured the position from these images and
provides the following position end figures:  05s.99, 38".3.
Armstrong adds that an image that he obtained on Sept. 5.14 shows
the new object at mag 18.7.
IAUC 7712

Guy M Hurst