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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1822     2002 Nov  3 09.13 UT
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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AW SGE
Mike Simonsen has detected a rare outburst of this UGSU star. The
last outburst in 2000 July was a superoutburst. Gary Poyner notes
that this is a poorly studied object which deserves special
attention from CCD and visual observers.

The position of AW Sge is 19h 58m 37s +16o 41' 28" (2000.0) so it
is well placed as darkness falls from the UK.

SUPERNOVA 2002hh IN NGC 6946
W. Li reports the LOTOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on
unfiltered KAIT images taken on Oct. 31.1 (mag about 16.5) and Nov.
2.1 UT (mag about 16.3). The new object is located at 20h 34m
44s.29, +60o 07' 19".0 (2000.0), which is 60".9 west and 114".1
south of the nucleus of NGC 6946 (IAUC 8005).

NGC 6946 has produced six known supernovae: 1917A, 1939C, 1948B,
1968D, 1969P and 1980K. The brightest of these was SN 1980K which
reached mag 11.4 and it is likely that SN 2002hh is still on the
rise. The supernova is almost at the zenith as darkness falls in
the UK.

V4744 Sgr = POSSIBLE NOVA 2002 #4 IN SGR
The possible nova reported in TAEC 1819 has been designated V4744
Sgr.

Nick James