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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2016      2004 Jly 10 15.53UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2004da In NGC 6901
On 2004 July 6, Tom Boles, Coddenham, England e-mailed us to report that 
he had recorded, on a single image of July 6.099UT, a possible supernova 
of magnitude 15.2 in NGC 6901 during searches for the UK Nova/Supernova 
Patrol. This was on an unfiltered CCD image obtained with a 0.35-m 
Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope which had a limiting magnitude of 18.2.

The position is: RA 20h 22m 21.24s DEC +06 25'50.3" (2000), 5.4"W and 
2.3"N of the galaxy's centre.

The suspect is not present on Tom's images of 2004 May 5 and Jun 14 
(limiting mag 19.5) and it is not present on DSS II red (1990.634) or 
blue plates (1988.520).

In the early hours of July 7, a further e-mail was received which 
indicated a confirmation image of the suspect had been obtained by Tom. 
The end figures for Jul 07.031 are RA 21.24s and DEC 50.1".

The object has been designated supernova 2004da and announced on IAUC 
8370. Congratulations to Tom on the discovery of his 67th supernova.

On IAUC 8371, C. L. Gerady et. al., University of Texas at Austin, 
report a spectrogram of July 8.26UT obtained with the 9.2-m Hobby/Eberly 
Telescope by M. Shetrone indicates it is a peculiar type-Ia supernova a 
few days after maximum.

V1186 SCORPII = NOVA SCORPII 2004
N. N. Samus, Institute of Astronomy, Moscow, advises that the object 
announced on TA E-Circular 2015 has now been designated V1186 Scorpii.

Guy M Hurst