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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1968      2004 Feb 17 14.24UT
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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POSSIBLE NOVA IN NGC 205
J. D. Neill reports the discovery on CCD images of a possible nova of 
magnitude 19.6 in NGC 205 and located at:
RA 00h 40m 15.24s DEC +41 37'29.9" (2000), 76.9"W and 217.2"S of the 
galaxy's centre.

The object was found on images of Jan 18.14UT although subsequently also 
later noted on images back to 2003 Dec 25 according to IAUC 8272.

SUPERNOVA 2004G IN NGC 5668
R. Kushida of Japan has reported the discovery of a magnitude 17.2 
possible supernova recorded on CCD frames of Jan 19.86UT in the galaxy 
NGC 5668.

Y. Kushida has reported on IAUC 8272 the following position:
RA 14h 33m 21.40s DEC +04 26'49.5" (2000), 43"W and 12.5S of the
centre of the host galaxy.

Hitoshi Yamaoka, Japan, adds that this galaxy has produced SN I 
(probably Ia) 1954B (B = 12.8 at maximum), and SN 1952G (discovered on 
an archived plate at mag about 17.9). (VSNET-OBS 48414).

SUPERNOVA 2004H IN IC708
LOSS discovery reported on IAUC 8272 as follows:
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004H   Jan. 17.5    11 33 59.77  +49 03 46.5  17.6   5.9"E, 3.5"N

SUPERNOVA 2004I IN NGC 1072
LOSS discovery reported on IAUC 8272 as follows:
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004I   Jan. 18.1     2 43 31.23  + 0 18 30.7  17.2   1.1"W, 6.4"N

SUPERNOVA 2004J IN ESO 554-G33
LOSS discovery reported on IAUC 8272 as follows:
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004J   Jan. 19.2     5 46 32.18  -17 46 53.0  17.7   8.5"W, 1.8"N

Guy M Hurst