------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2024 2004 Aug 19 19.00UT 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 WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.theastronomer.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- COMET C/2004 P1 (NEAT) This moving object found by the NEAT Project on 2004 Aug 5.32UT at magnitude 19.9 and posted to the NEO Confirmation Page has been found to be cometary. Various observers noted its diffuse nature including Peter Birtwhistle of Great Shefford. On images of August 7.94-7.96UT which Peter obtained with a 0.30-m f/6.3 reflector, it was distinctly diffuse with a diameter of 10 arc seconds, three times the size of star images. These results have appeared on IAU Circular 8383. V1187 SCORPII = NOVA SCORPII 2004 No. 2 N. N. Samus, Institute of Astronomy, Moscow, advises that the designation V1187 Sco has been given to this nova which was announced in TA E-Circular 2021. SUPERNOVA 2004dn IN UGC 2069 LOSS discovery of a possible supernova (IAUC 8381): SN 2004 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2004dn Aug 2.48 02 35 37.30 +37 37 54.2 17.5 0.5"W,26.1" S SUPERNOVA 2004do IN NGC 6708 Berto Monard discovery of a possible supernova (IAUC 8382): SN 2004 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2004do Aug 4.84 18 55 33.72 -53 43 22.8 16.3 16" W, 3" N SUPERNOVA 2004dp IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY Tim Puckett discovery of a possible supernova (IAUC 8383): SN 2004 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2004dp Aug 7.21 21 33 52.27 +41 51 01.4 18.2 3.7"W, 6.3" S Guy M Hurst