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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2254      2006 Aug 15 14.22UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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POSSIBLE NOVA IN M32
Federico Manzini, Sozzago, Italy, reports on CBET 591 the discovery of 
an apparent mag 17 nova in Messier 32 (NGC 221) on unfiltered CCD images 
of 2006 July 27.1 UT using a 0.4-m telescope in the course of his 
supernova search. The new object was about 30"W and 50"N of the nucleus. 
Nothing was recorded on images taken on July 21.9 (limiting mag about 
19.0).
R. Behrend, Geneva Observatory, reports the following precise position: 
RA 00h 42m 39.16s DEC +40 52'47.2" (2000).

D. C. Leonard et. al., San Diego State University and others report on 
CBET 593 that a CCD spectrum of this object obtained on Aug.2 UT with 
the double spectrograph mounted on the Palomar Observatory 5-m
Hale telescope, confirms that it is indeed a nova.

SUPERNOVA 2006du IN IC 1529
Discovery by Luckas, Trondal and Schwartz of a possible supernova (IAUC 
8733):
SN      2006 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2006du  July 18.90  00 05 12.26  -11 29 23.6  17.0   13.2"W,45.6"N

SUPERNOVA 2006dv IN UGC 12461
Discovery by Puckett and Peoples of a possible supernova (IAUC 8733):
SN      2006 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2006dv  July 20.32  23 15 53.06  +05 07 50.2  17.7    1.3"W, 6.9"N

SUPERNOVA 2006dw IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8733):
SN      2006 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2006dw  July 23.25  16 17 43.29  +34 57 55.1  15.8    3.5"W, 1.7"N
The nucleus of the apparent host galaxy of 2006dw is located 37" east 
and 142" south of the centre of NGC 6109.

Guy M Hurst