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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2207      2006 Mar 06 14.56UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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SUPERNOVA 2006ao
We received an e-mail on March 1 from Tom Boles of Coddenham, England 
reporting his detection of a possible supernova of magnitude 17.6 in an 
anonymous galaxy during the course of the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol.

The object was detected on multiple images centred on 2006 March 1.069UT 
using a 0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and an unfiltered CCD and is 
located at:
RA 15h 59m 18.72s DEC +65 13' 57.1" (2000) with offsets:
3.1" E and 13.3" S. These have been accessed from the nearest galaxy of 
a small cluster.

The object was not present on Tom's images of 2005 May 11 and July 12 
(limiting magnitude 19.5) nor on the DSS II red (1994.415, limiting 
magnitude 20.5), blue plates (1992.427) limiting magnitude 21.0).

Confirmation was obtained on Mar 1.810UT at magnitude 17.4. The object 
has been designated Supernova 2006ao and announced on IAUC 8681. 
Congratulations to Tom on the discovery of his 96th supernova.

V2575 OPHIUCHI = NOVA OPHIUCHI 2006
The object announced on TA E-Circular 2202 has been designated as V2575 
Ophiuchi according to a report by N. N. Samus, Russian Academy of 
Sciences, Moscow.

COMETS 174P/ECHECLUS
The Committee on Small Bodies Nomenclature has agreed to give the
comet P/2000 EC_98 the same name as the centaur minor planet (60558), 
Echeclus (cf. MPC 55988), which has been assigned
also the permanent comet number 174P (MPC 55911).

Editor: this object and the resulting coma have been extensively tracked 
by Giovanni Sostero and Ernesto Guido of Italy who have sent regularly 
reports to The Astronomer.

SUPERNOVA 2006ak IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by Tyurina et.al., MASTER robotic telescope of a possible 
supernova (IAUC 8677):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2006ak  Feb. 17.97  11 09 32.83  +28 37 50.3  15.8   6"  W,  18" N

SUPERNOVA 2006al IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by R. Holmes and H. Devore (USA) of a possible supernova (IAUC 
8677):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2006al  Feb. 19.32  10 39 28.26  +05 11 00.3  16.9   3.1"W,  0.7"S

SUPERNOVA 2006am IN NGC 5630
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8680):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2006am  Feb. 22.53  14 27 37.24  +41 15 35.4  18.5   7.5"E,  6.8"N
SN 2005dp also appear in this galaxy.

SUPERNOVA 2006an IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by Quimby and Castro (USA) of a possible supernova (IAUC 
8680):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2006an  Feb. 21.27  12 14 38.68  +12 13 46.9  17.9   1"  W,  1"  S

Guy M Hurst
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Telephone/FAX  (01256) 471074 International +441256471074
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