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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1774      2002 May 25 14.35UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2002ct IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Michael Schwartz and W. Li, USA have reported a LOTOSS discovery of
a possible supernova on IAUC 7898. The object, of magnitude about
20.1 was noted on images of May 10 and 12 with the 0.81-m Tenagra
II telescope. The position is:
RA 12h 47m 22.53s DEC +28 00' 13.9" (2000), 13"W, 8"S of the centre
of an anonymous galaxy.

SUPERNOVA 2002cu NEAR NGC 6575
Tom Matheson reports that a spectrum by M. Calkins on May 13 of a
new object near NGC 6575 reported by the LOTOSS team (IAUC 7898)
appears to be of type-Ia near maximum light. The position is:
18h 10m 50.40s DEC +31 06' 32.3" (2000), 91.3"W and 26.0"S of the
galaxy's nucleus. The object was of magnitude 17.6 when first noted
on May 11.

SATELLITES OF JUPITER
S. S. Sheppard and D. C. Jewitt, University of Hawaii and J.
Kleyna, University of Cambridge, have reported observations of 11
new outer satellites of Jupiter. Brian Marsden's orbital
calculations show that the objects, designated S/2001 J 1 to J 11
are in retrograde orbits with periods in the range 557-773 days.
Further details appear on MPEC 2002-J54.

SUPERNOVA 2002cv IN NGC 3190
V. Larionov et.al., Pulkovo and others observers in Rome and Teramo
have reported an apparent supernova in NGC 3190, first recorded on
May 13. The position, reported on IAUC 7901, is:
RA 10h 18m 03.68s DEC +21 50' 06.2" (2000), 18"W and 10"N of the
nucleus. M. Turatto adds that a spectrogram of May 15 suggests a
core-collapse supernova soon after burst.

SUPERNOVA 2002cw IN NGC 6700
A further LOTOSS discovery of a possible supernova was documented
on IAUC 7902. The initial KAIT image on May 16.5UT showed the
object at magnitude 18.7. The position is:
RA 18h 46m 02.40s DEC +32 17' 03.2" (2000), 25.0"W and 16.0"N of
NGC 6700.

SUPERNOVA 2002cx IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
W. W. Wood-Vasey et.al., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
have reported the discovery of a possible supernova of magnitude
18.9 on a Palomar image of May 12. It is located at:
RA 13h 13m 49.72s DEC +06 57' 31.9" (2000), 18"S and 11"E of the
centre of an anonymous galaxy.

Guy M Hurst