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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1782      2002 Jun 27 19.30UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2002dm IN IC 5017
IAUC 7921 carries a report from Ella Sanders of Tasmania detailing
her discovery of a possible supernova 28.3"E and 11.8"N of the
centre of IC 5017 on 2002 May 4.765UT at magnitude approximately
19. 

H. Yamaoka, Kyushu University subsequently measured the position
from an image by Sanders of May 13 as:
RA 20h 32m 07.30s DEC -57 35' 03.4" (2000).

According to a report by M. Turatto et. al., a spectrum of June 16
obtained with the VLT + FORS 2 at ESO indicated it to be a type I-a
about 50 days past maximum.

SUPERNOVA 2002dn IN IC 5145
A LOTOSS discovery of a supernova of magnitude 18.6 on KAIT images
of June 15.5 has been reported on IAUC 7922. The position is:
RA 21h 54m 22.47s DEC +15 09' 42.2" (2000)
placing the object 8.8"W and 18.3"N of the centre of IC 5145.
Alex Filippenko reports on the same IAUC that a June 17 spectrum
obtained with the Shane 3-m reflector suggests it is probably of
type Ic.

SUPERNOVA 2002do IN MCG +07-41-1
A further LOTOSS discovery of a possible supernova, detailed on
IAUC 7923, indicates a magnitude 16.3 object was detected on June
17.4 with KAIT and the position is:
RA 19h 56m 12.88s DEC +40 26' 10.8" (2000)
which places the object 8.2"N of the centre of MCG +07-41-1.

Guy M Hurst