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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2039      2004 Sep 16 16.39UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2004ei IN UGC 2817
Tom Boles, Coddenham, England, e-mailed us on September 8 to report a 
further possible supernova detected during searches for the UK 
Nova/Supernova Patrol, this time in the galaxy UGC 2817. The object, of 
magnitude 17.9, was recorded on 10 photographs centred around 2004 
September 8.074UT using unfiltered CCD images obtained with a 0.35-m 
Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.

The new object is located at:
RA 03h 41m 32.69s DEC +37 13'30.2" (2000), 4.3"E and 2.9"S of the centre 
of the host galaxy.

The suspect is not present on Tom's images of 2004 Jan 9 and Feb 22 
(limiting mag 19.5) and it is not recorded on DSS II red (1988.717, 
limiting mag 21.5) or blue plates (1989.670, limiting mag 21.5).

In a further e-mail of September 9, Tom Boles relayed that he had 
obtained a confirmation image on September 8.998UT.

The object has been designated supernova 2004ei and announced on IAUC 
8401. Congratulations to Tom on the discovery of his 75th supernova.

V587 LYRAE
Gary Poyner, Birmingham, England, reports his visual detection of an 
outburst of V587 Lyrae. He estimated that on Sept 14.974UT the magnitude 
was 14.3 using a Henden/Sumner sequence.

Paul Dubovsky, Podbiel, Slovakia, reports confirmation:
Sept 13.967UT, <14.8
Sept 14.912UT,  14.7

Guy M Hurst