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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1970      2004 Feb 21 11.04UT
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 2004Z IN MCG +10-19-85
On the morning of February 19 we received an e-mail from Tom Boles of 
Coddenham, England, reporting a possible supernova in MCG +10-19-85. It 
had been recorded on multiple images but on a single night.

The object, of magnitude 18.5, was recorded on an unfiltered CCD image 
taken on Feb 19.119 UT with a 0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope  The 
new object is located at:
RA 13h 32m 17.38s DEC +60 23'43.4" (2000), approximately 8.3"E and
5.8" north of the centre of the galaxy. The suspect is not present on 
Tom's images from 2003 Apr 2 and May 25 (limiting mag 19.5) and it is 
also not present on DSS II red (1997.480) or blue plates (1995.310).

A further e-mail was received on the evening of Feb 19 advising that Tom 
had obtained a confirmation image of the possible supernova on Feb 
19.790UT. End figures for astrometry on the second night were RA 17.39s 
and DEC 43.6".

The object was subsequently announced on IAUC 8290 and designated 
supernova 2004Z. Congratulations to Tom on the discovery of his 61st 
supernova.

SUPERNOVA 2004T IN UGC 6038
A further LOSS supernova discovery (IAUC 8285):
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004T   Feb.  9.4    10 56 10.27  +47 23 43.5  17.5  6.1"E, 10.7"N

SUPERNOVA 2004U IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
A further LOSS supernova discovery (IAUC 8285):
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004U   Feb. 10.5    11 07 18.83  +28 32 23.6  17.7  1.7"E, 0.9"S

SUPERNOVA 2004V IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
A further LOSS supernova discovery (IAUC 8285):
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004V   Feb. 10.6    14 50 55.33  +17 13 12.6  18.1  1.2"W, 7.5"N

SUPERNOVA 2004W IN NGC 4649
A further LOSS supernova discovery (IAUC 8286):
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004W   Feb. 11.5    12 43 36.52  +11 31 50.8  19.3  51.6"W,78.7"S

SUPERNOVA 2004X IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
A further LOSS supernova discovery (IAUC 8287):
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004X   Feb. 12.4    11 19 15.05  -15 44 04.7  18.1   2.9"W, 2.3"S

SUPERNOVA 2004Y IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
A further LOSS supernova discovery (IAUC 8288):
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004Y   Feb. 12.5    11 43 28.26  +21 40 30.3  18.5   0.5"E, 3.3"N

Guy M Hurst