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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1804      2002 Sep 08 17.02UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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COMETS C/2002 Q2 (LINEAR) and C/2002 Q3 (LINEAR)
S. Adams, Lincoln Laboratory, has reported the detection of two
comets in the same LINEAR field and moving in the same direction on
images of 2002 August 26.1UT. 

The discovery details and preliminary orbital elements have been
extracted from IAUC 7960:
Comet C/2002 Q2:
     2002 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1
     Aug. 26.14383   17 16 24.15   +76 49 54.5   18.8

     T = 2002 Aug. 19.883 TT          Peri. = 127.932
                                      Node  = 154.812   2000.0
     q = 1.29526 AU                   Incl. =  96.235
Stephen Laurie, Church Stretton, using a 0.35-m telescope, reported
the following observations on MPEC 2002-Q37:

2002 08 26.93839 17 23 50.85 +75 53 17.3          18.1 T      966
2002 08 26.94748 17 23 55.71 +75 52 37.1          18.4 T      966
2002 08 26.95675 17 24 00.34 +75 51 56.7          18.3 T      966

Comet C/2002 Q3:
     2002 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1
     Aug. 26.14383   17 04 15.38   +76 58 42.3   19.3

     T = 2002 Aug. 20.612 TT          Peri. = 127.733
                                      Node  = 154.696   2000.0
     q = 1.29744 AU                   Incl. =  96.366

SUPERNOVA 2002ep
W. M. Wood-Vasey et.al. have reported on IAUC 7959 that a possible
supernova of magnitude 18.7 was noted on a NEAT image of August
6.47UT at: RA 21h 57m 21.66s DEC -07 51' 24.8" (2000). It was about
5" W of the parent galaxy.

SUPERNOVA 2002eq
W.M. Wood-Vasey also reports another candidate for a supernova on a
NEAT image of August 8.36UT when the object was at magnitude 19.6.
The position, according to IAUC 7959 is:
RA 21h 19m 00.19s DEC -16 17' 12.7" (2000), 4"S of the nucleus.

SUPERNOVA 2002er IN UGC 10743
A LOTOSS detection of an apparent supernova of magnitude 17.5 on a
KAIT image of August 23.2UT was reported on IAUC 7959. The position
is: RA 17h 11m 29.88s DEC +07 59' 44.8" (2000), 12.3"W and 4.7"N of
the galaxy's nucleus.

SUPERNOVA 2002es IN UGC 2708
This possible supernova reported on IAUC 7959 was also noted by the
LOTOSS team from an image of August 23.5UT when it was of magnitude
16.4. The object is located at:
RA 03h 23m 47.23s DEC +40 33' 53.5" (2000). The offsets from the
centre of UGC 2708 are: 18.8"W; 25.5"N.

SUPERNOVA 2002et IN MCG -04-47-10
Yet another LOTOSS discovery, this time in MCG -04-47-10, was noted
on IAUC 7959. The magnitude on Aug 24.3UT was 16.5.
The object is located: RA 20h 08m 31.02s DEC -25 27' 37.5"(2000).
The offsets from the parent galaxy are: 2.1"W and 6.8"S.

Guy M Hurst