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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1917      2003 Sep 09 12.08UT
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 2003hu In ANONYMOUS GALAXY
On September 8, Mark Armstrong of Rolvenden, England e-mailed
details of a magnitude 18 suspected supernova found in an anonymous
galaxy near UGC 11423. He measured the object's position as:
RA 19h 11m 31.40s DEC +77 53' 35.2" (2000)

It had been recorded on unfiltered CCD images obtained on Sep 6.968
(LM 19.0) and 7.919 (LM 20.0) with a 0.35-m reflector during the
course of the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol. The offsets from the host
galaxy are approximately 4"W and 2.5"S which is itself 204"W and
120"S of UGC 11423. Nothing was visible at this position on Mark's
images taken of Aug 4 and 31 (LM 19.5) and the object is not
present on Palomar Sky Survey red and blue plates.

Subsequently the object was designated Supernova 2003hu and
announced on IAUC 8196. Congratulations to Mark on the discovery of
his 45th supernova.

SUPERNOVA 2003ht IN UGC 2457
A further LOTOSS discovery of an apparent supernova was announced
on IAUC 8192, this time in UGC 2457.
The object, of magnitude 18.5, was first imaged on Sept 1.5UT at:
RA 2h 59m 55.17s DEC +24 13' 36.8" (2000), 4.3"E and 5.0"N of the
centre of the host galaxy.

POSSIBLE NOVA IN M33
IAUC 8192 carries news from M. Ganeshalingam and W. Li, University
of California at Berkeley of the discovery via LOTOSS of an
apparent nova on unfiltered KAIT images on Sept. 1.4 (mag about
16.9), 4.4 (mag about 17.0), and 6.4 UT (mag about 17.1).
The nova is located at RA 1h 33m 51.16s DEC +30 39' 50.2" (2000),
3.3"E and 14.4"N of the nucleus of Messier 33.

Mark Armstrong has e-mailed to report that he also recorded the
object at magnitude 17.5 on a 60 second unfiltered CCD exposure
with the C14 at f/11 on Sept 7 (00.11UT).

Guy M Hurst