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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1799      2002 Aug 20 13.15UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2002ei IN MCG -01-09-024
M Papenkova and W. Li of the LOTOSS team have reported on IAUC 7951
their detection of a possible supernova in MCG -01-09-024 on a KAIT
image of Aug 8.5UT. The magnitude 16.6 object is located at:
RA 03h 16m 00.33s DEC -05 30' 07.4" (2000) which places it 3.6"W
and 10.1"S of the galaxy's centre.

SUPERNOVA 2002ej IN NGC 6324
Tim Puckett, USA reports discovery of a magnitude 17.5 apparent
supernova in NGC 6324 according to a note on IAUC 7951. The object
was first recorded on Aug 9.11UT with a 0.35-m telescope at:
RA 17h 05m 22.62s DEC +75 24' 24.2" (2000), 9.8"W and 1.3"S of the
galaxy's centre.

SUPERNOVA 2002ek 
On IAUC 7953, W. M. Wood-Vasey et.al., report their discovery of a
magnitude 19.2 possible supernova on NEAT images of July 22.31UT
at: RA 20h 32m 08.50s DEC -15 17' 57.9" (2000), 4"W and 6"S of the
centre of an anonymous galaxy.

SUPERNOVA 2002el In NGC 6986
A further LOTOSS discovery is detailed on IAUC 7953. First
detection by KAIT was on Aug 12.3UT when the object was of
magnitude 17.6. The location is:
RA 20h 56m 30.09s DEC -18 33' 34.3" (2000), 8.1"W and 24.8"N of the
centre of NGC 6986.

Guy M Hurst