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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2408      2007 Dec 31 16.37UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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V459 VULPECULAE
Further to the discovery announcement on E-Circular 2407, a chart for 
V459 Vul is available via VSP (Variable Star Plotter) on the AAVSO 
website. Go to:
http://www.aavso.org/observing/charts/vsp/
and enter the name V459 VUL.

David Branchett, Florida, USA reports a visual estimate:
2007 Dec 27.984, 7.5v (8x56B)

Martin Nicholson, Daventry, England reports that on 2007 Dec 27 at 
01:45:03UT he managed to image this object from New Mexico using a 
remote telescope facility from which the V band measure was 7.6.

Bjorn H. Granslo, Blindern, Oslo, Norway reports that the field of the 
nova was imaged on Dec 25.720UT on two 15 sec-exposures using Canon EOS 
400D (at ISO 800) and a 17-55mm zoom lens set at f=17mm f/4. The 
comparison star 'B' (HD 187751, V = 7.17) was visible on both images, 
the nova and comparison star 'C' (HD 187958, V = 7.81) were not 
detected: 20071225.720  <7.2C
Bjorn further reports a visual magnitude estimate made on Dec 29.762UT 
at 7.8v using a 0.07-m reflector x24 and the NAS sequence.

SUPERNOVA 2007ss IN NGC 4617
Discovery by Yoshimi Ichimura, Japan of a possible supernova (CBET 
1175):
SN      2007 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2007ss  Dec 20.78   12 41 06.07  +50 23 28.7  15.2   2.6"E, 7.9"S
The type-II supernova 2005ab also occurred in NGC 4617.

SUPERNOVA 2007st IN NGC 692
Discovery by Berto Monard, South Africa, of a possible supernova (CBET 
1177:
SN      2007 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2007st  Dec 22.29   01 48 42.47  -48 38 57.8  15.0   4  "E, 4  "S

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Guy M Hurst