------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2287 2006 Dec 08 15.21UT 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- V2362 CYGNI David Boyd, West Challow Observatory, England reports that after its long slow rise over the past five months, it appears that V2362 Cyg has finally peaked and is starting to fade again: Date JD V dV V-Ic d(V-Ic) 2006 Dec 3.725 2454073.225 10.00 0.01 1.13 0.02 2006 Dec 5.777 2454075.277 10.19 0.01 1.11 0.02 2006 Dec 6.716 2454076.216 10.36 0.01 1.12 0.02 Kazuhiro Nakajima, Japan, also reports via VSNET recent V measures with a 0.25-m Schmidt-Cassehrain confirming the start of a new decline: 20061129.36677 10.02V; 20061130.37394 10.02V; 20061206.35771 10.32V U. Munari and A. Siviero, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Padova Astronomical Observatory; A. Henden, AAVSO; and S. Dallaporta and G.Cherini, ANS ("Asiago Novae and Symbiotic stars") Collaboration, report that V2362 Cyg has apparently concluded its re-brightening phase which began in July, and has turned toward a new decline. The peak in the re-brightening was apparently reached around Nov. 30.2 UT, when the nova showed B = 10.46, B-V = +0.48, V-I_c = +1.14, and R_c-I_c = +0.54. (CBET 769) SUPERNOVA 2006ox IN NGC 6769 Discovery by Berto Monard of a possible supernova (IAUC 8782): SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006ox Nov. 26.75 19 18 24.21 -60 30 09.9 15.3 13 "E, 7" S SUPERNOVAE 2006oy-2006qm The above designations relate to 41 supernova discoveries during SDSS II of objects of magnitude q 21 or fainter. SUPERNOVA 2006qn IN UGC 4022 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8782): SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006qn Nov. 29.51 07 47 44.54 +48 13 18.4 17.9 2.5"W, 4.0"S Type-II supernova SUPERNOVA 2006qo IN UGC 4133 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8782): SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006qo Nov. 29.57 08 00 08.37 +56 22 07.7 18.9 1.7"W, 10.9"N UGC 4133 is interacting with UGC 4134. SN of type-Ia. SUPERNOVA 2006qp IN NGC 5735 Discovery by K. Itagaki of a possible supernova (IAUC 8782): SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006qp Nov. 25.85 14 42 30.65 +28 43 25.9 17.1 35 "W, 10 "S SUPERNOVA 2006qq IN ESO 553-G36 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8782): SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006qq Nov. 30.37 05 19 50.43 -20 58 06.4 17.0 7.0"E, 4.2"S Type-II supernova. SUPERNOVA 2006qr IN MCG -02-22-3 Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8782): SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006qr Nov. 30.50 08 38 01.15 -09 49 06.1 17.9 2.1"W, 5.5"N Type-II supernova. Guy M Hurst