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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1874      2003 Apr 10 15.50UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2003cr IN UGC 9639
On 2003 March 31, Tom Boles e-mailed details of a possible
supernova discovery in UGC 9639 detected on unfiltered CCD images
taken on Mar 31.176UT (magnitude 17.7) and 31.894UT (magnitude
17.5) with a 0.35-m reflector in the course of the U.K.
Nova/Supernova Patrol.

The new object is located at: RA 14h 58m 35.53s DEC +44 53' 06.4"
(2000) which is approximately 4.7" west and 5.0" north of the
centre of UGC9639. The suspect is not present on Tom's images from
Feb. 24 (limiting mag 19.0), Feb 02 and Jan 05 and it is not
present on Palomar Sky Survey II, red plates (1994.428) and blue
plates (1994.289).

The object was subsequently designated Supernova 2003cr and
announced on IAUC 8103. Congratulations to Tom on his 42nd
supernova discovery.

SUPERNOVA 2003cs IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
W. M. Wood-Vasey reports discovery of a possible supernova of
magnitude 17.9 on NEAT images of 2003 Feb 3.49UT at:
RA 11h 20m 37.52s DEC -04 54' 32.7" (2000), 0.3"W and 5.7"N of the
nucleus of the host galaxy according to IAUC 8103.

SUPERNOVA 2003ct IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
A further NEAT supernova discovery has also been announced on IAUC
8103, this time at: RA 11h 22m 56.20s DEC -02 56' 59.9" (2000).
This candidate is of magnitude 19.0 and 12.5"E and 2.9"S of the
centre of an anonymous galaxy.

SUPERNOVAE 2003cu, 2003cv, 2003cw
Three further NEAT supernova candidates were announced on IAUC
8104:

2003cu Mar 27.14 RA 10h 53m 02.66s DEC -00 41' 03.9" (2000)
Magnitude 19.9, offsets 6.1"W and 3.6"N. This object was absent
from an image of 2002 Apr 5.14UT to a limit of magnitude 21.1.

2003cv Mar 31.13 RA 11h 17m 48.36s DEC +19 09' 08.5" (2000)
Magnitude 17.6, offsets 0.6"W and 2.8"N. This object was not
recorded to a limit of 21.0 on an image of 2002 Apr 1.33UT.

2003cw Mar 31.13 RA 11h 24m 03.88s DEC +23 20' 44.8" (2000)
Magnitude 20.1, offsets 0.1"W and 10.0"N. This object was absent
from an exposure of March 8.46UT to a limiting magnitude of 20.9.

CORRECTION
The date of E-Circular 1871 should read April 7 and not Mar 7.

Guy M Hurst