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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1847      2003 Jan 30 17.27UT
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 2003P IN MCG +09-13-107
On 2003 Jan 24, Tom Boles e-mailed us with news of the discovery of
a possible supernova in MCG +9-13-107. The magnitude 18 object was
initially recorded on 2003 Jan 23.916UT on unfiltered CCD images
taken with a 0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope during the course
of the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol. It proved possible to confirm the
object's presence about 8 hours later on the same night at Jan
24.250UT. 

The position is:
RA 08h 01m 15.63s DEC +55 44' 34.8" (2000), 3.5"E and 3.5"N of the
galaxy's centre. Tom noted the absence of the object on his images
of 2002 April 8 and Nov 3 to a limit of about magnitude 19.0 and
19.5 respectively. Further it was not found on the Palomar Sky
Survey II red plates (1995.154), blue plates (1998.225) or Quick V
Northern (1984.023).

He was able to obtain a further confirmatory image on Jan 25.758UT.
The designation, Supernova 2003P was subsequently announced on IAUC
8057 and we again offer our congratulations to Tom on this further
success.   

SUPERNOVA 2003N IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
This designation has been given to an object in the Hubble Deep
Field recorded on 2003 Jan 2.83UT at about magnitude 25.

SUPERNOVA 2003O IN UGC 2798
According to IAUC 8055, Doug Rich of USA has reported detection of
a possible supernova of magnitude 17.0 in UGC 2798 on a CCD image
of Jan 18.96UT using a 0.26-m telescope. The position is:
RA 03h 38m 09.13s DEC +40 58' 38.0" (2000)which places it 9.8"W and
21.0"S of the galaxy's centre.

Guy M Hurst