------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2244 2006 Jly 11 17.52UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074 INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK Backup: gmh@wdcc1.bnsc.rl.ac.uk WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.theastronomer.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- SATELLITES OF SATURN S. S. Sheppard, D. C. Jewitt, and J. Kleyna report on IAUC 8727 the discovery of nine new satellites of Saturn (S/2004 S 19 and S/2006 S 1-S/2006 S 8) in data obtained during 2004 Dec.-2005 Mar. and 2006 Jan.-Apr. with the Subaru 8.2-m reflector, aided by Brian Marsden's ongoing linkages and search ephemerides. A report on recent Minor Planet Circulars shows retrograde orbits with periods ranging from 862 to 1300 days. SUPERNOVA 2006de IN MCG -03-55-3 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8725): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006de June 02.49 21 35 33.33 -19 01 46.5 17.2 11.2"W, 4.6"N It was not recorded to a limit of 19.0 on 2005 Oct 22. SUPERNOVA 2006df IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY Discovery by the 'Nearby Supernova Factory' of a possible supernova (IAUC 8725): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006df June 16.5 21 49 57.67 +32 01 58.7 19.5 - It is a type-IIn supernova. SUPERNOVA 2006dg IN IC 1508 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8725): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006dg June 17.47 23 45 54.38 +12 03 59.0 18.3 10.7"W,17.1"N The object was not recorded to a limit of 19.5 on 2005 Nov 21. SUPERNOVA 2006dh IN UGC 8670 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8725): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006dh June 21.25 13 41 43.08 +40 52 36.8 18.4 9.6"E, 8.2"N SUPERNOVA 2006di IN NGC 439 Discovery by Berto Monard of a possible supernova (IAUC 8726): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006di June 24.15 01 13 46.85 -31 44 30.2 16.1 6" W,19" N SUPERNOVA 2006dj IN UGC 12287 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8727): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006dj June 05.46 22 59 22.89 +53 44 09.8 18.9 0.5"E,15.0"S SUPERNOVA 2006dk IN NGC 4161 Discovery by M. Migliardi of a possible supernova (IAUC 8727): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006dk June 25.88 12 11 34.35 +57 44 26.3 16.3 6" E,11" N This is a type-II supernova close to time of explosion. SUPERNOVA 2006dl IN MCG +04-31-5 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8727): SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006dl June 29.24 13 05 16.73 +25 57 27.8 18.0 9.5"E, 0.2"N Guy M Hurst