-------------------------------------------------------------------
THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2065      2004 Dec 13 15.45UT
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
-------------------------------------------------------------------
SUPERNOVA 2004gl IN MCG +08-16-31
On 2004 November 21, an e-mail was received from Tom Boles reporting 
that he had detected a possible supernova of magnitude 18.4 in MCG 
+08-16-031 on 10 unfiltered CCD images taken on Nov 21.110UT using a 
0.35-m reflector during the course of the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol.

The new object is located at:
RA 08h 50m 04.89s DEC +49 14' 43.8" (2000), which is approximately 0.4"W 
and 6.5"S of the centre of host galaxy. The suspect is not
present on Tom's images of 2003 March 18 and April 25 (limiting mag
19.5) and it is not recorded on DSS II red (1991.119 limiting mag 21.0) 
or blue plates (1997.097 limiting mag 20.5)

A further e-mail was received on November 25 in which Tom reported he 
had obtained confirmation on Nov 25.959UT when the object was of 
magnitude 18.1 with end figures: RA 04.92s DEC 43.9".

The object has been designated supernova 2004gl and announced on IAUC 
8446. Congratulations to Tom on the discovery of his 82nd supernova.

SUPERNOVA 2004gk IN IC 3311
Discovery by R. Quimby et. al. of a supernova (IAUC 8446):
SN      2004 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2004gk   Nov. 25.5    12 25 33.21  +12 15 39.9 13.3   1.5"E, 2.7"N
A spectrum by Shetrone and Riley with the 9.2-m Hobby/Eberly telescope 
on Nov 27.5UT suggests it could be of type Ic.

Guy M Hurst