------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1778 2002 Jun 15 13.52UT 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 WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.theastronomer.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPERNOVA 2002dd Z. Tsvetanov et.al., Johns Hopkins University and others have discovered a possible supernova in the Hubble Deep Field North at: RA 12h 36m 55.35s DEC +62 12' 46.1" (2000). The object, of about magnitude 24, was first recorded on May 11 according to IAUC 7912. SUPERNOVA 2002de IN NGC 6104 The LOTOSS team have reported on IAUC 7914 their discovery of a possible supernova of mag 16.0 on KAIT images of June 1.4UT. It is located at: RA 16h 16m 30.38s DEC +35 42' 30.2" (2000). The offsets from the centre of the associated galaxy, NGC 6104, are 4.0"W and 1.0"N. SUPERNOVA 2002df IN MCG -01-53-6 Another LOTOSS discovery of a possible supernova is detailed on IAUC 7915. The object, of magnitude 17.4, was first noted on KAIT images of June 2.5UT and located at: RA 20h 45m 39.33s DEC -04 57' 04.7" (2000). The offsets from the nucleus of MCG -01-53-6 are: 27.1"W and 4.2"S SUPERNOVA 2002dg A report on IAUC 7915 indicates a possible supernova has been found on a NEAT image of 2002 May 31.3UT obtained with the Palomar Schmidt Telescope. The object, of magnitude 18.5, is located at: RA 14h 57m 16.29s DEC +05 54' 00.6" (2000). SUPERNOVA 2002dh A further discovery from NEAT has also been reported on IAUC 7916. This relates to a possible supernova of magnitude 18.3 recorded on 2002 May 28.3UT at: RA 15h 24m 49.35s DEC -22 45' 57.7" (2000). The offsets are 7"N and 3"E of an anonymous galaxy. Guy M Hurst