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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2191      2006 Jan 18 20.22UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2006A IN NGC 7753
On 2006 January 2, we received an e-mail from Tom Boles of Coddenham, 
England reporting his discovery of an apparent supernova of magnitude 
18.1 in NGC 7753 during the course of the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol. 
Initially the object was recorded on multiple images but on a single 
night (Jan 2.856UT) using a 0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and 
unfiltered CCD.

The new object is located at:
RA  23h 47m 03.78s DEC +29 28' 55.7" (2000), 13.6"Wt and 5.1"S
of the centre of the host galaxy. The suspect is not present on Tom's 
images of 2005 Sept 24 and Oct 10 (limiting mag 19.5) and it is not 
present on DSS II red (1991.751 limiting mag 21.0), blue plates 
(1993.626 limiting mag 20.5)

According to IAUC 8656, W. Li has confirmed the object on a Lick 
Observatory image of Jan 5.108UT. Traces of 2006A are also visible on an 
unfiltered CCD image of Jan 4.794UT taken by Gordon Rogers of Long 
Crendon, England using a 0.40-m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.

The object has been designated supernova 2006A and announced on IAUC 
8656. Congratulations to Tom on the discovery of his 95th supernova.

SUPERNOVAE 2005mh-2005mr
The above designations relate to ten supernovae fainter than mag 20 
found during the Sloan Digital Sky Survey II according to IAUC 8651.

SUPERNOVA 2005ms IN UGC 4614
Discovery by Puckett and Kroes of a possible supernova (IAUC 8651):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005ms  Dec. 27.30  08 49 14.34  +36 07 47.9  17.9  25.0"E, 35.9"N
The object evidently brightened to 17.1 when confirmed by J. Newton of 
Arizona on Dec 29.40UT.

SUPERNOVA 2005mt-2005mx
These designations relate to supernova discoveries by the Nearby 
Supernova factory back in the period 2005 Feb 3-July 1.

SUPERNOVA 2005my IN ESO 302-G27
Discovery by P. Luckas, O. Trondal and M. Schwartz of a possible 
supernova (IAUC 8655):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005my  Dec. 30.55  04 01 53.13  -41 56 08.3  17.8  15.9"E, 23.0"N

SUPERNOVA 2005mz IN NGC 1275
Discovery by Puckett and Newton of a possible supernova (IAUC 8655):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005mz  Dec. 31.25  03 19 49.88  +41 30 18.6  18.2  19.2"E, 23.6"S

SUPERNOVA 2005na IN UGC 3634
Discovery by Puckett and Newton of a possible supernova (IAUC 8651):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005na  Dec. 31.35  07 01 36.62  +14 07 59.7  16.1   1.6"W,  7.4"S

Guy M Hurst