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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1771      2002 May 07 16.25UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2002cp IN NGC 3074
A further detection of a possible supernova by LOTOSS has been
reported on IAUC 7887. The first detection by KAIT was on April
28.2UT when the object was about magnitude 17.9. It is located at:
RA 09h 59m 35.95s DEC +35 23' 57.4" (2000), 64.1"W and 23.2"N of the
centre of NGC 3074.

UV PERSEI
Robert J. Modic, USA has reported the following magnitudes of this
star (cf TA E-Circular 1769): 
2002 May 4.081, 12.9; 5.095, 14.1 
using a 0.40-m f/4 Newtonian.
Although this may suggest it is fading rapidly, the star has been
known to produce a double peak and should be monitored carefully
over the next week or so.

SUPERNOVA 2002cq IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
A magnitude 19.2 supernova has been reported on IAUC 7888 by W. M.
Wood-Vasey et. al. of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. It was recorded
on Apr. 20.3UT with the 1.2-m Schmidt telescope at Palomar. The
location is: RA 12h 38m 40.43s DEC -02 58' 13.4" (2000), 15"S and
10"W of an anonymous galaxy.

SUPERNOVA 2002cr IN NGC 5468
Reiki Kushida at Yatsugatake South Base Observatory, Japan has
recorded a possible supernova on May 1.701UT at magnitude 16.5 using
a 0.4-m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. It is in NGC 5468 and located
at: RA 14h 06m 37.59s DEC -05 26' 21.9" (2000). The offsets from the
nucleus are: 41"E and 50"N. 

Berto Monard, Pretoria, South Africa reports a CCD image was
obtained from Bronberg observatory with a 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
telescope on May 6.704UT when the object was noted at magnitude 14.8
(unfiltered image).

Guy M Hurst