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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2481      2008 Sep 04 10.00UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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POSSIBLE NOVA IN SCORPIUS
S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the discovery by K. Nishiyama 
(Kurume, Fukuoka-ken) and F. Kabashima (Miyaki-cho, Saga-ken) of a 
bright star (mag 9.5) on unfiltered CCD images obtained on Sep 2.4594
UT with a 0.40-m f/9.8 reflector, brightening to mag 9.0 on Sep 3.5119,
the variable being located at R.A. = 17h57m32s.94, Dec = -30o43'10".0 
(equinox 2000.0).  Nothing is visible at this position on their 
unfiltered CCD frames taken on Aug. 20.476 (limiting mag 12.8) and 
21.470 (limiting magnitude 12.1) using a patrol camera (+ 105-mm-f.l.
f/5.6 lens).  They note nearby USNO-B1.0-catalogue stars at position 
end figures 33s.221, 10".56 (red mag 12.7) and 33s.015, 10".39 (red
mag 14.8).  Nakano also reports the independent discovery of this 
variable by Yukio Sakurai (Mito, Ibaraki-ken) at mag 9.7 on two survey 
frames taken on Sept. 3.437 and 3.438 using a Fuji FinePix S2 Digital 
Camera (+ Nikon 180-mm-f.l. f/2.8 lens), providing position end figures
33s, 09"; Sakurai adds that nothing is visible at this position on a
frame taken on July 30 (limiting magnitude 12).    (CBET 1496)


COMET P/2008 Q4 (LONEOS)
M. Jaeger, Stixendorf, Austria, reports his recovery of comet P/2001 R1
(LONEOS) on four CCD images obtained with a 0.20-m f/2.8 reflector.
There was a small coma (< 20") and a tail extending 3' in p.a. 275 deg.
Measurement by W. Vollmann: Aug 31.08719  07 39 31.16 +25 12 23.9  16.5.
Confirmatory measurements were made by G. Sostero, E. Guido and
P. Camilleri on CCD frames obtained with a 0.30-m f/6.6 reflector at 
Skylive Observatory, Catania, Italy. The improved orbital elements
are given on MPEC 2008-R09.     (CBET 1490)


SUPERNOVA 2008fh near NGC 1282
Discovery by LOSS & ROTSE of a possible supernova (CBET 1492):    
SN       2008 UT       R.A. (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.   Offset
2008fh   Aug. 30.50  03 20 18.64  +41 21 44.0  19.7  73".6 E, 16".4 S


SUPERNOVA 2008fi in Anon galaxy
Discovery by Skvarc/Mikuz,(Crni Vrh) of a possible supernova (CBET 1493):
SN       2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008fi  Aug. 26.98  01 53 23.17  +29 21 28.4   16.7    2.0"E,2.0"S


SUPERNOVA 2008fj in UGC 10759
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1494/1495):
SN       2008 UT      R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.     Offset
2008fj   Sep. 1.20  17 12 49.86  +42 48 51.8   18.9    15".1 E, 2".1 S


SUPERNOVA 2008fk in Anon galaxy
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1494):
2008fk   Sept. 2.47 02 34 05.06  +01 23 42.5   18.5    1".3 W, 2".6 N

Martin Mobberley