------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2280 2006 Nov 11 16.39UT 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- EG AQUARII Rod Stubbings, Australia reports that EG Aqr is in outburst: 2006 Nov 08.448, 12.4 Hiroyuki Maehara, Japan, reports confirmation of the outburst. A V magnitude of 13.08V was obtained on 2006 Nov 8.629UT. Taichi Kato reports the last recorded outbursts were on 1958 Nov 5, 14.0pg and August 1959, 17.2mg. SUPERNOVA 2006lv IN UGC 6517 Discovery by Duszanowicz of a possible supernova (IAUC 8771): SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006lv Oct. 28.12 11 32 03.30 +36 42 03.6 17.0 10" E,12" N Type-Ib/c supernova after maximum light SUPERNOVA 2006mo IN MCG +06-02-17 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8771): SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006mo Nov. 01.24 00 46 38.55 +36 19 57.8 18.2 2.4"W, 4.7"N MCG +06-02-17 and MCG +06-02-16 (UGC 480) are interacting galaxies. SN 2006mo has been discovered before maximum. SUPERNOVA 2006mp IN MCG +08-31-29 Discovery by Puckett and Gagliano of a possible supernova (IAUC 8771): SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006mp Nov. 03.99 17 12 00.20 +46 33 20.8 16.9 14.6"E, 2.7"S SN 2006mp is a type-Ia supernova before or at maximum light upon discovery SUPERNOVA 2006mq IN ESO 494-G26 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8771): SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006mq Oct. 22.56 08 06 12.39 -27 33 45.4 12.7 16.6"E,124" S SN 2006mq is a type-Ia supernova well past maximum light SUPERNOVA 2006mr IN NGC 1316 Discovery by Monard of a possible supernova (IAUC 8771): SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006mr Nov. 05.76 03 22 42.84 -37 12 28.5 15.6 14 "E, 0.3"N SN 2006dd in NGC 1316 has position end figures 41s.62, 13".0. SN 2006mr is a type-Ia supernova SUPERNOVA 2006ms IN NGC 6935 Discovery by Monard of a possible supernova (IAUC 8771): SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006ms Nov. 06.74 20 38 20.52 -52 06 55.9 17.3 2" E, 18 "S SUPERNOVAE 2006lw-2006mn AND 2006mt-2006mx Supernovae 2006lw-2006mn found via ESSENCE and 2006mt-2006mx detected during SDSS II, all of magnitude 21 or fainter. Guy M Hurst