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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2138      2005 Aug 13 19.30UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2005db IN NGC 214
Discovery by Monard of a possible supernova (IAUC 8571):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005db  Jly  19.14  00 41 26.79  +25 29 51.6  17.3    16"W, 2"S

VARIABLE STAR NEAR UGC 11800
M. Baek and W. Li report on CBET 184 the LOSS discovery of a variable 
star near the galaxy UGC 11800 on unfiltered KAIT images.
The following magnitudes were measured:
2005 July 22.35UT, 15.6, 23.35, 15.6, 24.40, 15.7.
The variable star is located at:
RA 21h 43m 32.94s DEC +46 12' 22.2" (2000), which is 48.8"E and 108.9"S 
of the nucleus of UGC 11800.
It was not recorded on a KAIT image of July 16.36 to a limit of 19.0.

VARIABLE STAR NEAR MCG -04-35-5
A further LOSS detection of a variable star, this time near the galaxy 
MCG -04-35-5 has been reported on IAUC 8574. It was recorded on KAIT 
images of July 25.19 and 26.18UT at magnitude 15.8 and 15.9 
respectively.
The variable is located at:
RA 14h 43m 35.30s DEC -23 26'30.6" (2000).
It is not present to a limit of 19.0 on an image of 2004 May 24.20UT.

SUPERNOVA 2005dc IN NGC 7107
Discovery by Tenagra Search of a possible supernova (CBET 187):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005dc  Jly  26.70  21 42 22.66  -44 47 21.2  15.7    41"W, 9.6"N

Guy M Hurst