------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1826 2002 Nov 10 16.55UT 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 WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.theastronomer.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPERNOVA 2002ho IN NGC 4210 On November 5 an e-mail was received from Tom Boles reporting a possible supernova of magnitude 17.0 in NGC 4210 recorded on multiple images around 2002 Nov 5.130UT using the 0.35-m Schmidt- Cassegrain telescope and CCD (no filter) during searches for the UK Nova/Supernova patrol. The position is: RA 12h 15m 17.97s DEC +65 58' 55.1" (2000), placing it 12.9"E and 12.2"S of the centre of the galaxy. Tom noted it was absent from an exposure of April 3 where the limiting magnitude was 18.5 and also from other exposures of April 13 and May 27. It was also noted to be absent from various Palomar Sky Survey images. In response to his appeal issued to Michael Schwartz the latter observer based in USA confirmed its presence using the 0.82-m Tenagra telescope on Nov 7.526UT. Boles measured the R magnitude to be 16.8 from the Schwartz's image. The designation, SN 2002ho, was given on IAUC 8011. SUPERNOVA 2002hg IN NGC 3306 This object, reported as a possible supernova by Tom Boles (TA E- Circular 1821) has been confirmed as a type-II after maximum light according to a spectrum obtained with the Keck-II telescope on 2002 Nov 1.6UT. Further details appear on IAUC 8007. SUPERNOVA 2002hl IN NGC 3665 Tom Boles also reported this object as a possible supernova for which details appeared on TA E-Circular 1824. According to IAUC 8011, G. Pignata and F. Patat, on behalf of ERTN, report that a spectrum on Nov 5.15UT obtained at Calar Alto with the 2.2-m reflector shows it to be of type-Ia about two months after maximum light. Guy M Hurst