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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2232      2006 May 25 15.43UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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NOVAE In MESSIER 31
The Wendelstein Calar Alto Pixel lensing Project team report on The 
Astronomer's Telegram 808 their discovery of two possible novae in 
Messier 31 at 2006, May 8.1 UT.

The first one was detected with 17.8 mag in R at a position:
RA 00h 43m 13.42s, DEC +41 16' 58.9" (2000). This appears to be an 
independent discovery of the same object as reported on TA E-Circular 
2231.

The second nova of 18.1 mag is located at:
RA 00h 43m 13.94s, DEC +41 20' 05.6" (2000).

Both candidates were measured with the Wendelstein 0.8 m telescope 
equipped with a 1k x 1k CCD camera with 24mu sq. pixels. Using 
observations in the Halpha band we can rule out an outburst before
2006, April 21.1UT for both novae, as the H-alpha brightness was at 
least 5 mag fainter.

SUPERNOVA 2006ci IN ESO 182-G10
Discovery by C. Colesanti et.al. of a possible supernova (IAUC 8713):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2006ci  May  18.20  18 18 28.67  -54 41 45.6  15.1 24.7"W,  6.5"S

SUPERNOVA 2006cj IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by R. Quimby et.al. of a possible supernova (IAUC 8713):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2006cj  May  17.23  12 59 24.42  +28 20 51.7  18.1  4"  E,  2"  N

SUPERNOVA 2006ck IN UGC 8238
Discovery by P. Luckas et.al. of a possible supernova (IAUC 8713):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2006ck  May  20.54  13 09 40.42  -01 02 57.2  17.4  10.2"W, 3.0"S

Guy M Hurst