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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2181      2005 Dec 24 10.51UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2005lx IN IC 221
On 2005 December 20, we received an e-mail from Tom Boles of Coddenham, 
England, reporting that he had detected an apparent supernova of 
magnitude 18.1 in the galaxy IC 221 during the course of the UK 
Nova/Supernova Patrol.

The discovery, made on Dec 19.954UT by review of an unfiltered CCD image 
obtained with a 0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, allowed measurement 
of a precise position as follows:

RA 02h 22m 39.01s DEC +28 15' 07.1" (2000), which is approximately 24.8" 
west and 17.9" south of the centre of the host galaxy. The suspect is 
not present on Tom's images of 2005 Oct 27 and Nov 9 (limiting mag 19.5) 
and it is not seen on DSS II red (1989.825 limiting mag 21.0) and blue 
plates (1987.730 limiting mag 20.5)

According to CBET 322, an independent discovery of the same object has 
been made by Yoshimi Ichimura of Japan using a 0.28-m f/5.5 
Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector at magnitude 16.9. Nakano provides end 
figures from an image of Dec 19.687UT of: 38.8s, 06" with offsets 27"W, 
19.5"S.

As yet no IAUC has been issued but the designation of supernova 2005lx 
has appeared in CBET 322. Congratulations to Tom on the discovery of his 
94th supernova.

SUPERNOVA 2005lw IN IC 672
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 318):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005lw  Dec. 14.57  11 08 03.21  -12 29 09.4  18.8   1.5"E, 6.5"S

Guy M Hurst