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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1777      2002 Jun 05 15.44UT
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 2002db IN NGC 5683
The LOTOSS team have reported on IAUC 7906 that they have detected
a possible supernova with KAIT on May 18.3UT in NGC 5683. The
object, then of magnitude 17.6, is located at:
RA 14h 34m 51.63s DEC +48 39' 52.9" (2000) placing it 8.0"W and
9.3"N of the galaxy's centre.
In a later announcement (IAUC 7908) an independent discovery report
by R. Kushida on May 24.7UT was noted. 

KV UMA = XTE J1118+480
Details of the re-naming of this object appeared on CSN 110
together with a revised (b) chart which also has now appeared on TA
WWW pages.

SUPERNOVA 2002dc IN 2-264-1
A type-I supernova has been reported in the Hubble Deep Field North
(HDFN) which was about magnitude 22 on May 11 according to IAUC
7908. The position is: RA 12h 36m 49.76s DEC +62 13' 13.1" (2000).

SUPERNOVA 2002cs IN NGC 6702
M. Riello, et. al., Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova and others
reported on IAUC 7894 (original transmission did not reach us) that
a spectrum of May 7 of this object found by Mark Armstrong, showed
it to be of type-Ia near maximum light.

V1363 CYGNI
Following the editorial note in the last paragraph of TA E-Circular
1773, Nick James has reprocessed the images of 1996 Sept 12. He
confirms that V1336 Cygni was also recorded at that time. The
astrometry obtained from the very weak image has end figures
11.58s, 37.9' which is very close to the Downes and Shara position
and also the position obtained from his recent image.

A revised (b) chart was issued on CSN 111 and also now appears on
our WWW pages. Observers are reminded that this on-line chart
section can be accessed by TA Gold subscribers using their
password.

Guy M Hurst