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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1823      2002 Nov 06 17.28UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2002gy IN UGC 2701
The LOTOSS team have reported a magnitude 17.6 possible supernova
in UGC 2701 on a KAIT image of 2002 Oct 16.4UT at:
RA 03h 22m 36.45s DEC +09 28' 22.0" (2000), 2.8"E and 3.0"S of the
nucleus according to IAUC 7996.

SUPERNOVA 2002gz IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
W. M. Wood-Vasey et.al., report their discovery on a NEAT image of
Oct 15.48UT of a magnitude 18.3 possible supernova according to
IAUC 7996. The position is:
RA 02h 34m 10.36s DEC -00 53' 18.2" (2000), 4"E and 1"S of the
nucleus of an anonymous galaxy.

SUPERNOVA 2002ha IN NGC 6962
A report on IAUC 7997 carries details of a further LOTOSS supernova
found on a KAIT image of Oct 21.2UT at mag 16.7. The position is:
RA 20h 47m 18.58s DEC +00 18' 45.6" (2000), 6.9"W and 29.4"S of the
centre of NGC 6962. W. M. Wood-Vasey adds on IAUC 8000 that this
object was not recorded on Oct 18.3UT to a limiting magnitude of
19.8.

SUPERNOVAE 2002hb, 2002hc, 2002hd
W. M. Wood-Vasey et. al., also report discovery of three further
supernovae on NEAT images. SN 2002hb was recorded at mag 18.7 on
Sept 11.35 at: RA 22h 56m 03.58s DEC +13 37' 31.0" (2000), 0.7"S of
the nucleus of the parent galaxy.
SN 2002hc was recorded on Oct 23 at about magnitude 17 at:
RA 08h 17m 06.05s DEC -27 27' 27.0" (2000), 1.1"E and 7.2"S of the
galaxy's nucleus.
Finally SN 2002hd was noted on Oct 24 at about mag 18 at:
RA 08h 54m 04.68s DEC -07 10' 59.5" (2000), 19.5"W and 21.5"S of
the galaxy's nucleus. Further details appear on IAUC 7999.

SUPERNOVA 2002he IN UGC 4322
A further LOTOSS supernova report appeared on IAUC 8002. This mag
17.5 object was found on a KAIT image of Oct 28.5UT at:
RA 08h 19m 58.83s DEC +62 49' 13.2"(2000), 19.7"W and 37.3"S of the
nucleus of UGC 4322.

SUPERNOVA 2002hf IN MCG -05-3-20
Yet another LOTOSS discovery has been reported on IAUC 8004. This
mag 16.5 object was found on a KAIT image of Oct 29.3UT at:
RA 00h 57m 47.74s DEC -27 30' 21.5" (2000), 10.5"E and 15.7"S of
the centre of MCG -05-3-20.

Guy M Hurst