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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1867      2003 Mar 26 19.10UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2003cg IN NGC 3169
On 2003 March 22, Ron Arbour, South Wonston, e-mailed to report his
discovery of a possible magnitude 14.5 supernova in NGC 3169 on an
unfiltered CCD image taken on 2003 Mar 22.835UT using a 0.3-m f/6.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope during the course of the UK
Nova/Supernova Patrol.

David Briggs confirmed the existence of the new object on an
exposure obtained on 2003 Mar 22.863UT using the Hampshire
Astronomical group's 0.60-m f/4.7 Newtonian and obtained a precise
position for the suspect:
RA 10h 14m 16.06s DEC +03 28' 1.9" (2000)

Ron calculated offsets of the suspect from the galaxy as 15.4"E and
3.5" N.

Ron adds that the limit of the discovery plate was about 17.5 and
the object was not visible on his image of Mar 14 nor is it present
on the 2nd Generation Digitised Sky Survey or listed on CBAT's
Minor Planet Checker.

According to IAUC 8097, in addition to Ron's discovery, an
independent detection was made by Koichi Itagati of Yamagata, Japan
on an image of March 21.51UT using a 0.60-m reflector. The object
was designated SN 2003cg in the same IAUC.

Congratulations to Ron on his 8th supernova discovery.

SUPERNOVA 2003cb IN NGC 4885
A further LOTOSS discovery of a supernova appeared on IAUC 8094.
This magnitude 17.9 object in NGC 4885 was first recorded on
Tenagra images of March 13.4UT at:
RA 13h 00m 33.25s DEC -06 51' 09.3" (2000), 10.1"W and 1.7"N of the
galaxy's centre.

SUPERNOVA 2003cc, 2003cd, 2003ce, 2003cf
W. M. Wood-Vasey report discovery of four supernovae found on NEAT
images of Feb 3-Mar 11, all of magnitude 19.5 or fainter, according
to IAUC 8095.

Guy M Hurst