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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2469      2008 Aug 04 06.54UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2008en IN UGC 564
On 2008 August 3, Tom Boles of Coddenham, England advised us of the 
discovery of a possible supernova of magnitude 18.2 on an unfiltered CCD 
image taken on Aug 03.063 with a 0.35-m reflector during the course of 
searches for the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol.

The new object is located at:
RA 00h 55m 13.56s DEC +35 26' 26.3" (2000) which is approximately 5.4"W 
and 22.7"N of the centre of the galaxy UGC 564. Nothing is present at 
this position on Tom's images of 2007 Sept 14 and Oct 17 (limiting mag 
19.5) nor on the Digitised Sky Survey Plates from 1989-09-30 (limiting 
red mag 20.5), and 1993-09-16 (limiting blue mag 21.0).

In a further message of August 4, Tom relayed that he had succeeded in 
acquiring confirmation images (10) of the apparent supernova in UGC 564. 
End figures for night two are 13.56" and 26.1" and magnitude 18.3v.

The object has been provisionally announced on CBET 1459. 
Congratulations to Tom on the discovery of his 114th supernova.

Guy M Hurst