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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1934      2003 Oct 24 13.21UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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COMET 2003 T3
Vello Tabur, Australia, has reported discovery of a comet of
magnitude 11.7 on 2003 Oct 14.57UT at:
RA 20h 00m 40.09s DEC -57 23' 07.4" (2000). The detection was
initially made on unfiltered CCD images obtained with a 140-mm
f/2.8 camera on Oct 14.481UT with the above position obtained from
an exposure with a 0.28-m reflector according to IAUC 8223. A
follow-up measure by D. Higgins, Australia, using a 0.25-m
reflector + CCD on Oct 15.48303UT yielded:
RA 20h 00m 57.10s DEC -57 05' 49.7" (2000) but with a much fainter
magnitude of 14.2.

SUPERNOVA 2003iq IN NGC 772
Jean-Marie Llapasset, France, has reported the discovery of a
magnitude 16.4 supernova on CCD images of 2003 Oct 8.958UT using a
0.28-m reflector. This is the second supernova to be found in NGC
772 this year, the first being Supernova 2003hl.

The latest object is located at:
RA 01h 59m 19.96s DEC +18 59' 42.1" (2000), 5.3"E and 45.9"S of the
nucleus. It was evidently not present on an image by Llapasset of
Oct 5.97UT to a limit of about magnitude 17.5 according to IAUC
8219.

DE CIRCINI (= POSSIBLE NOVA IN CIRCINUS)
N. N. Samus, Institute of Astronomy in Moscow advises that the
object reported on TA E-Circular 1933 as a nova has now been
designated DE Cir.

SUPERNOVA 2003ir IN UGC 3726
A LOTOSS discovery of a possible magnitude 18.0 supernova in UGC
3726 has been reported on IAUC 8221. The object, first noted on
KAIT images of 2003 Oct 11.5UT is located at:
RA 07h 11m 08.18s DEC +25 54' 55.0" (2000), 15.2"E and 0.5"S of the
host galaxy's centre.

NOVAE IN MESSIER 31
K. Hornoch has reported detection of an apparent nova in M31 on
Sept 30.835UT at magnitude R=17.0. It is located at:
RA 00h 42m 46.72s DEC +41 19' 46.7" (2000), 26"E and 219"N of the
galaxy's centre according to IAUC 8222.

N. Fiaschi et.al., report detection of a second nova in M31 on a H-
alpha image of Oct 6.908UT at H-alpha=16.7. It is located at:
RA 00h 42m 03.11s DEC +41 14' 50.6" (2000), 465"W and 78"S of the
galaxy's centre, also according to IAUC 8222.

SUPERNOVA 2003is IN MCG +07-40-3
A further LOTOSS discovery of a magnitude 18.0 apparent supernova
in MCG +07-40-3 appears on IAUC 8224. First detected on a KAIT
image of 2003 Oct 14.1UT, the measured position is:
RA 19h 21m 08.00s DEC +43 19' 35.4" (2000), 3.9"W and 3.6"N of the
galaxy's centre.

Guy M Hurst