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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2166      2005 Nov 08 12.03UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2005eu In ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8611):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005eu  Oct.  4.37  02 27 43.26  +28 10 36.6  17.9    0.9"W,  0.8"S
The host galaxy is a small, faint object near to IC 226.

V476 SCUTI = NOVA SCUTI 2005
The object reported on TA E-Circular 2159 has been designated as V476 
Scuti according to a report from N. N. Samus of the Russian Academy of 
Sciences.
L. Kiss, University of Sydney et. al., have reported on IAUC 8612
that a low-resolution spectrogram taken with the ANU 2.3-m telescope at 
Siding Spring Observatory on 2005 Oct. 6.36 UT, shows that V476 Sct is a 
classical nova. The overall spectral appearance is similar to that of 
V443 Sct (N Sct 1989), two weeks after its maximum (Williams et al. 
1991, Ap.J. 376, 721).

(809) LUNDIA
A. Kryszczynska et. al., Poznan Astronomical Observatory, report on CBET 
239 that photometric observations obtained during Sept. 18-26 at 
Borowiec Observatory show that (809) Lundia is a binary system with 
orbital period of 15.4 hr. Its light curve has a total amplitude of 1.1 
mag and it consists of a bi-modal synchronous rotation component with 
amplitude about 0.35 mag and superimposed eclipses/occultations about 
0.75 magnitude deep, suggesting that both components are of similar 
sizes and that at least one of them is elongated and rotates 
synchronously with the orbital motion. From the system's absolute 
magnitude (H = 12) and assuming a Vesta-like albedo for its V type they 
estimate a mean diameter for each
component of about 6 km.

SUPERNOVAE 2005ex-2005gj and 2005go-2005gy
Discovery information for 50 new supernovae found in Sept-Oct during the 
Sloan Digital Sky Survey II have been announced on CBETs 247 and 254. 
They are of magnitude 18 or fainter.

SUPERNOVA 2005gk In ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by T. Puckett and D. George of a possible supernova (IAUC 
8615):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005gk  Oct.  4.31  03 08 16.05  -04 12 00.2  18.5    5.5"E,  3.5"N

SUPERNOVA 2005gl In NGC 266
Discovery by T. Puckett and P. Ceravolo of a possible supernova (IAUC 
8615):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005gl  Oct.  5.18  00 49 50.02  +32 16 56.8  18.2   29.8"E, 16.7"N

Guy M Hurst