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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2305      2007 Feb 06 15.50UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SATELLITES OF NEPTUNE
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the 
following new designations and names of
satellites of Neptune (IAUC 8802):

Neptune IX      Halimede    = S/2002 N 1
Neptune X       Psamathe    = S/2003 N 1
Neptune XI      Sao         = S/2002 N 2
Neptune XII     Laomedeia   = S/2002 N 3
Neptune XIII    Neso        = S/2002 N 4

SUPERNOVA 2007G IN UGC 68
Discovery by THCA Supernova Survey/TNT of a possible supernova (IAUC 
8798):
SN      2006 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2007G   Jan. 09.48  00 08 09.81  +27 00 11.4  17.5    0.5"W,  3.2"S
Offsets with respect to the centre of the eastern component
in this double-nucleus galaxy. Tyope-II

SUPERNOVA 2007H IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8798):
SN      2006 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2007H   Jan. 10.36  08 35 01.98  -08 20 15.3  17.7    3.1"W,  2.5"S
Type-Ia about a week past maximum at discovery.

SUPERNOVA 2007I IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8798):
SN      2006 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2007I   Jan. 14.44  11 59 13.15  -01 36 18.9  18.0    0.8"E,  0.8"S
Type-Ic, discovered about two weeks past maximum.

SUPERNOVA 2007J IN UGC 1778
Discovery by Newton and Puckett and also by LOSS of a possible supernova 
(IAUC 8798):
SN      2006 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2007J   Jan. 15.21  02 18 51.70  +33 43 43.3  18.2    5.4"E, 15.3"N
Type-Ia found about two months past maximum

SUPERNOVA 2007K IN MCG +06-20-50
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8798):
SN      2006 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2007K   Jan. 16.40  09 14 26.21  +36 06 52.4  17.2    0.3"E,  8.1"N
Type-IIn

SUPERNOVA 2007L IN UGC 466
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8798):
SN      2006 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2007L   Jan. 18.10  00 43 52.20  +00 47 35.6  16.8    5.1"E, 31.3"S
Type-II

SUPERNOVA 2007M IN NGC 4076
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8798):
SN      2006 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2007M   Jan. 14.47  12 04 34.17  +20 11 30.2  19.2   23"  E, 48"  S
Type-Ia, roughly two months past maximum on Jan. 22

Guy M Hurst