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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1962      2004 Jan 22 16.46UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2003lq In UGC 5
A LOSS discovery of a possible supernova in UGC 5 has been reported on 
IAUC 8262. The object, of magnitude 17.2, was first recorded on a KAIT 
image of 2003 Dec 28 but by 2004 Jan 6.1UT it had brightened to 15.9. It 
is located at:
RA 00h 03m 04.02s DEC -01 54' 45.5" (2000), 24.5"W and 5.6"N of the 
parent galaxy's nucleus.

Hitoshi Yamaoka, Japan (whose has given permission for his research 
notes to appear here from time to time), mentions on VSNET-OBS 48294, 
that this galaxy also produced supernova 2000da whose maximum was about 
magnitude 17.5.

NOVAE IN M31
Marco Fiaschi, Italy, has reported two further novae found in Messier 
31:

2003 UT          R.A. (2000.0) Decl.     Mag.     Offset
Dec. 20.708    0 42 53.22  +41 22 35.5   16.1    100" E, 387" N
Dec. 20.708    0 42 54.08  +41 15 12.1   16.7    110" E, 56" S

The first object was not recorded to a limit of magnitude 18.5 on 2003 
Dec 13. The second object was also below 18.5 on the same date.
Further follow-up observations have appeared on IAUC 8262.

Guy M Hurst