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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2106      2005 Apr 17 18.51UT
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 2005bf IN MCG +00-27-5
Discovery by Berto Monard and independently by LOSS of a possible 
supernova (IAUC 8507):
SN      2005 UT        R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
2005bf  Apr.  5.72   10 23 56.99  -03 11 29.3 18.0   13"E, 32"S

SUPERNOVA 2005z IN NGC 4961
According to IAUC 8507 the host galaxy for this event appears to be NGC 
4961 and not NGC 4960 as previously quoted in IAUCs and TA E-Circular 
2102.

CG DRACONIS
Gary Poyner reports that Jeremy Shears has detected the faint dwarf nova 
CG Draconis which is on the BAAVSS Recurrent Objects Programme.

On 2005 April 9.006UT it was recorded at 16.08C. Roger Pickard has also 
obtained an image under poor conditions on April 12.009 at 15.5V, thus 
confirming that CG Dra is in outburst.

In IBVS 5124 Kato & Nogami state that CG Dra is an unusual system,
with a possible outburst cycle shorter than 82 days.  The star was
included in the ROP in the hope that we can confirm the short
outburst cycle of this star.  Hopefully we can achieve this
with good coverage this year.

A further e-mail from Jeremy confirms the outburst was continuing on 
April 14:
2005 Apr 14.942UT, 15.74C

UNVEILING OF COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE FOR LATE GEORGE ALCOCK
Just a reminder that this important event at Peterborough Cathedral 
takes place this Tuesday, 2005 April 19 at 4.30pm. Further details can 
be found on TA E-Circular 2086. I look forward to seeing as many of you 
there as possible.

Guy M Hurst