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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1986      2004 Apr 08 15.27UT
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 2004bd IN NGC 3786
On 2004 April 7, an e-mail was received from Mark Armstrong of 
Rolvenden, England in which he relayed that a possible supernova of 
magnitude 14.5 had been recorded, during searches for the UK 
Nova/Supernova Patrol on a single image of NGC 3786 on April 7.11966 at:
RA  11h 39m 42.18s DEC +31 54`31.8" (2000), 4.7"W and 1.2"S of the 
nucleus.

There is no trace of the suspect on Mark's previous images of 2000 Dec 
30 (LM 19.5), 2003 May 25 (LM 19.5) and 2003 Dec 7 (LM 19.0). It is also 
absent from POSS-II plates.

Mark added that the magnitude was difficult to derive due to the 
object's proximity to the core of the galaxy.

Later on April 7, Martin Mobberley, responding to an alert from Mark, 
sent an image obtained on April 7, 19.56-19.58UT with a Celestron 14 at 
f/7.7 and Paramount ME which clearly showed the object despite nautical 
twilight.

A further confirmation was obtained by Mark himself on April 7.847UT 
when the object may have brightened slightly.

The object has been designated SN 2004bd and announced on IAUC 8316. 
Congratulations to Mark on his 58th discovery.

SUPERNOVAE 2004ba AND 2004bb
The above designations relate to discoveries by the Deep Lens Survey 
team of supernovae of magnitude 21 or fainter found on 2004 March 20 
(IAUC 8314).

SUPERNOVA 2004bc IN NGC 3465
A report in IAUC 8315 carries news of the discovery by F. Manzini, 
Sozzago, Italy, of a magnitude 16.5 possible supernova found on 
unfiltered CCD images of April 1.87UT obtained with a 0.4-m
Telescope.
The new object is 3.5"W and 3.5"S of the centre of NGC 3465.
Holvocem reports a precise position of:
RA 10h 59m 31.41s DEC +75 11'28.9" (2000).

Guy M Hurst