------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2155 2005 Sep 23 08.53UT 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- VARIABLE IN HERCULES Further to the announcement on IAUC 8601 and TA E-Circular 2154, Arne Henden, Director of the AAVSO advises that this object is already known and listed as 'Her' in the Downes Catalogue. The editor notes the position in this catalogue is: RA 17h 48m 05.83s DEC +34 04' 01.5" (2000) and the catalogued range is 16.2-[20.0C The Downes Catalogue can be found at: http://icarus.stsci.edu/~downes/cvcat/ SUPERNOVA 2005du IN NGC 5283 Discovery by the 'Nearby Supernova Factory Group' of a possible supernova (IAUC 8598): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2005du Aug. 8.5 00 09 34.7 +12 45 21.4 19.7 Not stated SUPERNOVA 2005dw IN MCG -05-52-49 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8598): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2005dw Aug. 30.29 22 13 31.83 -27 33 19.6 16.7 6.4"E, 11.1"N SUPERNOVA 2005dx IN MCG -03-11-9 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8598): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2005dx Sept. 9.49 04 04 28.85 -17 54 27.5 18.6 12.3"W,10.8"S SUPERNOVA 2005dy IN UGC 3042 Discovery by Puckett Observatory Supernova Search of a possible supernova (IAUC 8598): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2005dy Sept. 7.36 04 28 38.72 +70 20 49.0 19.0 5.0"W, 1.3"S SUPERNOVA 2005dz IN UGC 12717 Discovery by Puckett and independently by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8598): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2005dz Sept.10.21 23 38 38.33 +05 26 17.3 18 24" E, 16" N Guy M Hurst