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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2088      2005 Feb 22 18.14UT
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 2005R IN UGC 6274
An e-mail was received on 2005 January 16 from Tom Boles of Coddenham, 
England in which he reported his detection of a possible supernova of 
magnitude 17.4 in the galaxy UGC 6274 during searches for the UK 
Nova/Supernova Patrol.

The object was recorded on unfiltered CCD images obtained with a 0.35-m 
Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope initially on 2005 Jan 13.971UT and later on 
Jan 16.052UT. It is located at:

RA 11h 14m 56.81s DEC +33 49' 35.7" (2000), 0.9"W and 3.2"N of the 
nucleus of the host galaxy.

The suspect is not present on Tom's images of 2004 Apr 22 and Nov 13 
(limiting mag 19.5)and it is not present on DSS II red (1992.094 
limiting mag 21.0), blue plates (1990.212 limiting mag 20.5) or Quick 
Visual North Plates (1983.132 limiting mag 18.5)

Tom adds that comparison with the Konkoly Observatory plate of the 
foreground variable designated 1985J (cf. IAUC 4059) shows that 2005R is 
15" southwest of 1985J.

The object has been announced on IAUC 8473 and designated supernova 
2005R. Congratulations to Tom on the discovery of his 86th supernova.

SUPERNOVA 2005S IN UGC 9037
Discovery by LOSS/KAIT of a possible supernova (IAUC 8473):
SN      2005 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2005S   Jan. 22.58   14 08 28.84  + 7 03 27.2 19.1   5.6"W, 0.9"S

SUPERNOVA 2005T IN IC 4423
Discovery by LOSS/KAIT of a possible supernova (IAUC 8473):
SN      2005 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2005T   Jan. 24.54   14 26 17.24  +26 14 47.8 18.4   7.2"W, 0.9"N

SUPERNOVA 2005U IN ARP 299
Discovery by Nuclear Supernova Search campaign with the William Herschel 
Telescope of a possible supernova (IAUC 8473):
SN      2005 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2005U   Jan. 30.30   11 28 33.22  +58 33 42.5 16.2   3.7"W, 4.9"S

Guy M Hurst