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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1695      2001 Oct 03 15.55UT
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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POSSIBLE NOVA IN CENTAURUS
Bill Liller, Chile, e-mails to advise that he has recorded a
possible nova of magnitude 8.6 on two Kodak Tech Pan photographs
taken on Oct. 1.0098UT and Oct. 1.0107UT with an 85mm camera
(+orange filter).  The approximate location of the star is:
R.A. = 13h 55.5m, Dec. = -64d 16' (equinox 2000).  Nothing brighter
than 11.0 appears at this location on photographs taken on Sep.
19.000.

Albert Jones, New Zealand confirms that he has seen the object
visually in bright moonlight on 2001 October 2 at 08h00m and
estimates it at magnitude 9.2 by reference to comparison star
values from Tycho 2.

Andrew Pearce, Western Australia also e-mails to confirm the
presence of the new object seen on October 2.542UT at magnitude 9.3
(comparisons Tycho Johnson V). He estimates the position as:
RA 13h 55.6m Dec -64 16' (J2000).

Berto Monard in Zambia noted it at magnitude 9.5 on Oct 2.708UT.

SUPERNOVA 2001em IN UGC 11794
M. Papenkova and W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley,
report the discovery by LOTOSS of an apparent supernova (mag about
18.6) in unfiltered images taken with the Katzman Automatic Imaging
Telescope (KAIT) on Sept. 20.3 and 21.3 UT.  SN 2001em is located
at R.A. = 21h42m23s.66, Decl. = +12o29'50".9 (2000), which is 11".1
east and 3".5 south of the nucleus of UGC 11794.  An unfiltered
image taken with the 0.8-m Tenagra II telescope by J. Wray, C. W.
Chleborad, and M.Schwartz on Sept. 15.3 already showed a hint of
the new object. KAIT images taken on Sept. 5.3 (limiting mag about
19.5) and 10.3 (limiting mag about 18.5) showed nothing at this
positon.
IAUC 7722

SUPERNOVA 2001en IN NGC 523
D. Hutchings and W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley,
report the discovery by LOTOSS of an apparent supernova in
unfiltered images taken with the Katzman Automatic Imaging
Telescope (KAIT) on Sept. 26.5 (mag about 17.5) and 27.3 UT (mag
about 17.0).  SN 2001en is located at R.A. = 1h25m22s.90,
Decl. = +34o01'30".5 (2000), which is 6".4 east and 2".8 south of
the eastern nucleus of NGC 523.  An unfiltered KAIT image taken on
Sept. 20.4 showed nothing at this positon (limiting mag about
19.5).
IAUC 7724

Guy M Hurst