-------------------------------------------------------------------
THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1783      2002 Jun 29 18.07UT
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
-------------------------------------------------------------------
V660 HERCULIS (Q2002/044)
Independent reports of an outburst of V660 Herculis, a star on the
Recurrent Objects Programme, have been received from Chris Jones,
Laindon, England and Gary Poyner, Birmingham, England.

The following visual observations have been reported:

2002 June 27.969UT, 14.8 (Chris Jones, 0.46-m reflector)
27.981  , 14.6 (Jones)
28.006  , 14.7 (Gary Poyner, 0.46-m reflector)

SUPERNOVA 2002dp IN NGC 7678
A. Klotz, Guitalens, France has reported the detection of a
possible bright supernova in NGC 7678. According to IAUC 7924, a
CCD image of June 18.09UT recorded it at about magnitude 15.1.

W. Li has measured its position from a KAIT image of June 19.5UT
as:
RA 23h 28m 30.12s DEC +22 25' 38.8" (2000). Offsets are 30.8"E and
21.7"N of the galaxy's nucleus.

SUPERNOVA 2002dq In NGC 7051
A further LOTOSS discovery of a possible supernova, this time in
NGC 7051, was detailed on IAUC 7924. A KAIT image of June 18.5
showed the object at about magnitude 17.0 and located at:
RA 21h 19m 49.95s DEC -08 46' 39.8" (2000).
The offsets from the centre of the galaxy are: 20.4"W and 19.0"N.

Guy M Hurst