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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1736      2002 Jan 27 12.31UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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HADV105
Katsumi Haseda, Aichi, Japan, reports via VSNET, the discovery of a
possible nova in Oph which is variable 105 in the series by this
patroller. The object was recorded with 0.10-m f4 twin patrol
cameras using T=Max 400 film. On 2002 Jan 24.838, it was estimated
at about magnitude 9.0 whereas on Jan 11.426, it was not recorded
and fainter than 13.1.  

Haseda has derived a semi-precise position of:

RA 17h 37m 34.5s DEC -16 23' 22" (2000)

Andrew Pearce, Nedlands, Western Australia, reports that he
observed the object visually on Jan 26.857UT at magnitude 9.1 using
his 0.20-m telescope and based on Tycho VT magnitudes.

SUPERNOVAE 2002D, 2002E, 2002F, 2002G
The LOTOSS team have reported four further supernovae on IAUC 7797:
                        RA (1950)  DEC
SN 2002D Jan 16 01h 32m 57.80s -16 32' 07.3" 12.6"E,  1.6"N
SN 2002E Jan 16 12h 08m 52.90s -09 02' 13.2"  2.2"W,  1.7"S
SN 2002F Jan 17 03h 52m 58.52s +35 35' 00.8" 48.4"W, 20.9"S
SN 2002G Jan 18 13h 07m 55.26s +34 05' 06.5"  5.9"E,  7.0"S

Guy M Hurst