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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2356      2007 Jly 17 15.44UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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THE EDGAR WILSON AWARD 2007
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory announces that the 2007
Edgar Wilson Award for the discovery of comets (cf. IAUC 6936, 8730) is 
being divided among the following three individuals for four different 
comets:
1) John Broughton (Reedy Creek, Qld., Australia) for C/2006 OF_2
(cf. IAUC 8756)
2) David H. Levy (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.) for P/2006 T1 (cf. IAUC 8757)
3) Terry Lovejoy (Thornlands, Qld., Australia) for C/2007 E2 (cf. IAUC 
8819) and C/2007 K5 (cf. IAUC 8840).
(Awards announced on IAUC 8854)

SUPERNOVA 2007fc IN ESO 538-G8
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 995):
SN      2006 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2007fc  Jly  08.45  23 57 33.89  -21 59 53.0  16.9   22.9"E, 8.5"N
The object was absent from a KAIT image of June 22.47 to a limit of 
magnitude 18.0.

S. Blondin, et. al., Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics report 
on CBET 998 that a spectrogram obtained by M. Calkins on July 11.47 UT 
with the F. L. Whipple Observatory 1.5-m telescope shows it to be a 
type-Ia supernova around one week past maximum light.

SUPERNOVAE 2007fd-2007fn
The "Nearby Supernova Factory" collaboration reports on CBET 996 the 
discovery of eleven supernovae in images obtained during June 30-July 8 
UT using the QUEST-II camera on the Palomar Oschin 1.2-m telescope, 
operated by the Palomar-QUEST Consortium. The R-band discovery 
magnitudes and astrometry tabulated below were derived from comparison 
with the USNO-B1.0 catalogue:
SN       2007 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.    z      Type
2007fd   June 30.2   14 16 19.03  +36 13 01.3   19.5   0.07    Ia
2007fe   June 30.2   14 25 56.09  +46 26 56.9   18.7   0.03    II
2007ff   June 30.5    1 24 10.24  + 9 00 40.5   19.8   0.05    Ib/c
2007fg   July  3.2   14 07 36.67  +38 40 49.3   18.1   0.03    II
2007fh   July  3.4   22 16 41.64  +21 18 58.9   19.2   0.08    Ia
2007fi   July  5.3   15 44 16.87  +34 43 13.7   19.7   0.12    Ia
2007fj   July  6.4   22 14 25.37  -28 11 53.9   18.8   0.06    Ib/c
2007fk   July  8.3   15 50 35.90  +43 46 32.9   19.6   0.04    IIn
2007fl   July  8.5    1 09 56.61  - 3 31 35.6   19.5   0.05    II
2007fm   July  8.5    1 11 26.42  - 2 41 16.8   19.9   0.06    II
2007fn   July  8.5    2 29 28.36  +31 28 33.0   18.0   0.02    Ib/c

SUPERNOVA 2007fo IN NGC 7714
Discovery by Khandrika and Li of a possible supernova (CBET 997):
SN      2006 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2007fo  Jly  09.43  23 36 13.98  +02 09 30.4  18.2    2.5"W,12.4"N
The object was not recorded on a KAIT image of June 22.45 to a limit of 
magnitude 18.6.

Desroches et al. add that inspection of CCD spectra, obtained on July 15 
UT, show it to be a supernova of type Ib (or perhaps type Ic, but 
prominent He I lines appear to be present), probably within a week after 
maximum brightness.

Guy M Hurst