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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2449      2008 May 24 14.41UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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COMET 7P/PONS-WINNECKE
Mark Kidger relays:
Gustavo Muler (MPC J47, Lanzarote, Spain) reports what appears to be a 
significant outburst of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke with a brightening by at 
least 2.5 magnitudes in 6 days in aperture photometry. The brightening 
has been confirmed by Cesar Piret (MPC J46, Lanzarote) and by Jose Maria 
Ruiz (MPC J40, Malaga, Spain), although Piret and Ruiz report 
challenging observing conditions and relatively low-quality data.

Recent magnitudes (R band) for different apertures are:
2008 May 17.9: 10", 18.46; 20", 18.27; 30", 17.93 (Muler, mean of 2 
measures)
2008 May 23.9: 10", 16.03; 20", 15.38; 30", 15.17 (Muler, mean of 3
measures)
2008 May 24.0: 10", 15.88; 20", 15.08; 30", 14.76 (Piret, mean of 6 
measures)

SUPERNOVA 2008cf IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1365):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008cf  May  4.39   14 07 32.56  -26 33 06.6  17.1     2.4"E, 1.0"S

SUPERNOVA 2008cg IN FGC 1965
Discovery by Catalina Sky Survey of a possible supernova (CBET 1366):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2000cg  May  5.39   15 54 15.15  +10 58 25.0  16.7     2.4"W,15.0"N

SUPERNOVA 2008ch IN MCG -01-52-16
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1372):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008ch  May 11.49   20 38 54.52  -05 38 12.4  18.1     0.1"E,11.2"N

SUPERNOVA 2008ci IN MCG -01-1-5
Discovery by P. Pignata, et. al., University of North Carolina at Chapel 
Hill of a possible supernova (CBET 1369):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008ci  May 09.41   23 56 46.02  -02 38 18.6  17.1     2.8"W,31.1"N

SUPERNOVA 2008cj IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by COVET program a possible supernova (CBET 1375):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008cj  May 10      12 31 50.71  +14 01 13.6  21.3     -      -

SUPERNOVA 2008ck IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by Catalina Sky Survey a possible supernova (CBET 1377):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008ck  Apr.27.41   15 22 42.30  +30 22 08.0  19.3     -      -
Spectroscopy using the Double Beam Spectrograph at the Palomar 5-m 
reflector on May 6 shows 2008ck to be a type-Ia supernova at about 2 
weeks past maximum (with z about 0.065).

Guy M Hurst