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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1842      2003 Jan 11 18.58UT
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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SUPERNOVA 2002jy IN NGC 477
The object found by Ron Arbour and reported on TA E-Circular 1835
has been confirmed as a supernova of type I-a near maximum
according to a report by Tom Matheson et. al. on IAUC 8037.

SUPERNOVA 2002jz IN UGC 2984
Tim Puckett and D.Tigner, USA, have reported their detection of a
possible supernova of magnitude 15.9 on an unfiltered CCD image of
2002 Dec 23.27UT using a 0.35-m automated patrol telescope,
according to IAUC 8037. The position is:
RA 04h 13m 12.52s DEC +13 25' 07.3", placing it 1.8"W and 4.2"S of
the parent galaxy, UGC 2984.

SUPERNOVA 2002ka IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
This supernova was found on a spectrogram of 2002 Dec 28.256UT with
the Baade 6.5-m telescope. The position is:
RA 09h 30m 42.0s DEC -14 47' 04" (2000)
According to IAUC 8038, following a request from the Central
Bureau, an image was obtained by R. Kushida of Japan on Dec
28.708UT giving the magnitude as 17.5 and the offsets from an
anonymous galaxy as 2.5"W and 1.7"N.

SUPERNOVAE 2002kb, 2002kc, 2002kd, 2002ke
The above designations relate to four very faint supernovae
reported by L. Strolger of the Space Telescope Science Institute
et. al.. Further details appeared on IAUC 8038.

SUPERNOVA 2002kf IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
IAUC 8040 carries an announcement that S. Brady of USA has found a
possible magnitude 15.9 supernova on an unfiltered CCD image of
2002 Dec 27.1UT with a 0.25-m telescope at:
RA 06h 37m 15.31s DEC +49 51' 10.2" (2000).
The offsets are: 13.6"W and 10.6"N.

MARKARIAN 421
Gary Poyner, Birmingham, England, reports an outburst of Markarian
421 detected by Mike Gainsford and himself:

2002 Sept 29.81UT, 13.5 (Poyner, 0.22-m reflector); Dec 4.99,
12.9 (Gainsford, 0.25-m reflector); 10.04, 12.6 (Poyner); 2003 Jan
3.92UT, 12.6 (Gainsford); 4.01, 12.5 (Poyner).
TA/BAA sequences were used.

Guy M Hurst