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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1825      2002 Nov 08 09.40UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2002hm IN NGC 4016
On Nov 5, an e-mail was received from Tom Boles indicating that a
possible supernova candidate of magnitude 17 (later revised to
16.9) had been recorded on a single image of NGC 4016 obtained on
2002 Nov 5.158UT using a 0.35-m telescope during searches for the
UK Nova/Supernova patrol. Tom noted that it was not on his earlier
images of 2002 Apr 4 (limiting magnitude 18.5), April 19 or June 1.
Further it was absent from Palomar Sky Survey red and blue plates.
The position quoted was: RA 11h 58m 29.58s DEC +27 31' 45.1"
(2000), 6.8"E and 1.0"N of the galaxy's nucleus.

On IAUC 8009, G. Pignata et.al., ESO report that a spectrum was
obtained on Nov 6.19UT showing it is a type-II supernova similar to
SN 1992H. The new object was therefore designated SN 2002hm.

SUPERNOVA 2002hk In MCG +07-15-6
The LOTOSS team have reported on IAUC 8007 their discovery of a
possible supernova of magnitude 18.2 on a KAIT image of 2002 Nov
2.5UT at: RA 07h 07m 14.05s DEC +44 48' 46.2" (2000). The offsets
from MCG +07-15-6, the parent galaxy, are 11.9"E and 14.0"S.

SUPERNOVA 2002hn IN NGC 2532
The LOTOSS team also report on IAUC 8009 a possible supernova of
magnitude 16.8 on a KAIT image of NGC 2532 obtained on 2002 Nov
5.5UT. The candidate is located at:
RA 08h 10m 14.95s DEC +33 57' 19.4" (2000), 0.5"W and 4.6"S of the
galaxy's centre.
Astronomers at Lick Observatory report that the spectrum indicates
it is of type Ic, one week after maximum.

Guy M Hurst