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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2212      2006 Mar 18 15.20UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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COMET 73P/SCHWASSMANN-WACHMANN
E. J. Christensen, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory reports on IAUC 8685 
that four co-added unfiltered 150-s images obtained with the Mt. Lemmon 
1.5-m reflector on Mar. 5.4 UT by R. E. Hill show
four additional fragments, all lying along an extension of the arc from 
component 'B' to component 'G' which brings the total to seven.

Ernesto Guido and Giovanni Sostero have reported to TA that their remote 
observation with a 0.25-m reflector + CCD based in Mayhill, New Mexico 
on 2006 Mar 5.40UT placed the magnitude of the brightest component 
(fragment C) at 11.8 with a diameter of 3.2'.

SUPERNOVA 2006as IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by Nearby Supernova Factory team of a possible supernova (IAUC 
8686):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2006as  Feb  24.5   13 51 24.88  -11 15 26.8  19.9   not given

SUPERNOVA 2006ao
The discovery of supernova 2006ao by Tom Boles was announced on E2207. 
S. Blondin et. al., Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, report 
on CBET 417 that a spectrum obtained on Mar.3.50 UT by M. Calkins with 
the F. L. Whipple Observatory 1.5-m telescope (+ FAST), shows it to be a 
young type-II supernova.

SUPERNOVA 2006ap IN NGC 6378
This discovery, also by Tom boles, was noted on E2208. S. Blondin et. 
al., also report on CBET 418 that a spectrum obtained on Mar. 4.53 UT by 
M. Calkins with the F. L. Whipple Observatory 1.5-m telescope (+ FAST), 
shows it to be a type-Ia supernova, with a spectral-feature age of 
around 2 weeks past maximum light.

SUPERNOVA 2006ar IN MCG +11-13-36
This discovery by Tom Boles, reported on E2211, has been confirmed as a 
supernova by the Nearby Supernova Factory who obtained a spectrum on Mar 
7.5UT, then before or near maximum.

Guy M Hurst