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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1791      2002 Aug 02 17.25UT
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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Z URSAE MINORIS
John Toone, Cressage, England reports that Z Ursae Minoris appears
to be fading as shown in the following visual results with a
Celestron 8 telescope:
2002 July 12 (00.07UT), 11.3; 15 (00.26UT), 11.3; 21 (22.54UT),
11.5; 28 (22.16), 11.8 
Gary Poyner, Birmingham, has the following estimates of this star:
July 14.993UT, 11.3; 26.963, 11.3; 28.967, 11.6 (0.46-m reflector).  

SUPERNOVA 2002dw IN UGC 11376
A possible discovery of a supernova in UGC 11376 by the LOTOSS team
has been reported on IAUC 7932. The earliest record is a KAIT image
of 2002 July 4.3UT when the object was about magnitude 18.9. The
location is: RA 18h 54m 15.25s DEC +48 55' 37.3" (2000). The
resulting offsets are: 8.1"E and 3.5"S of the galaxy's centre.

SUPERNOVA 2002dx IN UGC 12861
The LOTOSS team have also reported on IAUC 7933 that they have
detected a possible magnitude 18.8 supernova on 2002 July 8.5UT in
UGC 12861 at: RA 23h 57m 06.73s DEC +29 50' 15.5" (2000). This
object is 4.0"E and 5.3"S of the galaxy's centre.

SUPERNOVA 2002dy In MCG -01-59-24
Yet another LOTOSS announcement of a supernova appeared on IAUC
7933, this time in the galaxy MCG -01-59-24. First detection was a
KAIT image of 2002 July 8.5UT when the estimated magnitude was
17.0. The object's location is: RA 23h 28m 23.27s DEC -02 48' 17.0"
(2000), placing it 21.4"W and 16.0"S of the galaxy's centre.

SUPERNOVA 2002dz IN MCG -01-1-52
A further LOTOSS discovery of a possible supernova, this time in
MCG -01-1-52 has appeared on IAUC 7935. First detection was on a
KAIT image of July 16.5UT with the estimated magnitude 18.3. The
location is: RA 00h 13m 34.08s DEC -05 05 45.7" (2000). The
resulting offsets from the galaxy's nucleus are: 4.6"W and 9.6"S.

SUPERNOVA 2002ea IN NGC 820
Tim Puckett and Jack Newton in USA have reported a magnitude 17.7
possible supernova in NGC 820 on an image of July 21.35UT with the
0.35-m automated patrol telescope. According to IAUC 7936, the
location is: RA 02h 08m 25.08s DEC +14 20' 52.8" (2000) which is
1.3"E and 6.2" south of the nucleus of the galaxy.

Guy M Hurst