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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2142      2005 Aug 20 13.29UT
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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NSV 601
Sebastian Otero, Argentina, has reported that his examination of ASAS 
data for NSV 601 suggests it is a hitherto unrecognised dwarf nova. 
There is an error in the identification from GCVS data but NSV 601 is in 
the PHL Catalog of faint blue stars at 18.7p. The PHL position agrees 
with ASAS. The fact that it is a blue star
confirms the identification.
PHL 3638 is also:
USNO A-2.0 0675-00607322 = 01 42 25.249 -22 15 57.16 (B= 18.4)
USNO B-1.0 0677-0026724  = 01 42 25.28  -22 15 58.3  (B= 18.8)
GSC2.2 S00300011770      = 01 42 25.247 -22 15 56.73 (Bj= 18.48)
It is not in the 2005 version of the Downes catalogue.
The maximum magnitude in the 15-days long outburst recorded by ASAS (the 
only one to date in November 2001) is V= 12.2. It is ASAS 014225-2216.0. 
See the lightcurve here:
http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/cgi-asas/asas_lc/014225-2216.0
NSV 601 is 12.2 at maximum (12.2 - <14.4) and it is BV 1187.
It is, therefore, a new UG star with an approximate range 12.2 - 18.7. 
Observations from ASAS-3:
20011106.105    <14.0V;   20011109.118     12.982V
20011111.108     12.231V; 20011112.115     12.447V
20011113.113     12.543V; 20011114.110     12.673V
20011115.107     12.770V; 20011116.104     12.898V
20011117.102     12.928V; 20011119.095     13.298V
20011120.097     13.518V; 20011122.084     13.534V
20011123.081     13.786V; 20011124.091    <14.0V

SUPERNOVA 2005dd IN UGC 2062
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8580):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005dd  Aug.  1.46  02 34 36.57  + 1 20 53.2  18.6   10.7"E, 1.6"N

SUPERNOVA 2005de IN UGC 11097
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8580):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005de  Aug.  2.28  18 02 23.36  +26 03 07.7  18.1   17.3"W, 33.1"N

SUPERNOVA 2005df IN NGC 1559
Bob Evans, Hazelbrook, Australia, has reported his visual detection of a 
magnitude 13.8 apparent supernova in NGC 1559 using a 0.31-m reflector 
on August 4.62UT.

The new object is 15"E and 40"N of the centre of the host galaxy. It is 
not shown on the ESO 'B@ survey to a limit of magnitude 19.

Supernovae 1984J and 1986L also appeared in the same galaxy and were 
both detected by the present discoverer of SN 2005df.

Alan Gilmore, Mount John Observatory, reports confirmation of the
new object at R = 13.7 on an image taken with the 0.6-m f/6.4
reflector on Aug. 5.44. The following position was measured:
RA 04h 17m 37.85a DEC -62 46' 09.5" (2000).

SUPERNOVA 2005dg IN ESO 420-3
Discovery by Berto Monard of a possible supernova (IAUC 8581):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005dg  Aug.  5.14  04 07 46.25  -29 51 28.1  16.6   7"E,    6"N

Guy M Hurst