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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2499      2008 Nov 13 15.22UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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1998 WV_24
S. D. Benecchi, et. al., Southwest Research Institute, report on IAUC 
8998 that the transneptunian object 1998 WV_24 is a binary. The 
observations were made during 2007 Aug. 27.1069-27.1375 UT with the 
Planetary Camera of the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on the Hubble 
Space Telescope, using the F606W filter (wide V) with one 260-s exposure 
at four dithered positions on the detector.  The two components were 
separated by an angular distance of 0".051 +/- 0".002, with the 
secondary fainter by 0.3 magnitude. The secondary was located at 0".033 
+/- 0".003 in RA and 0".039 +/- 0".003 in DEC relative to the primary.

SUPERNOVA 2008gm IN NGC 7530
Discovery by the CHASE project of a possible supernova (CBET 1549):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008gm  Oct. 22.09  23 14 12.39  -02 46 52.4  17.0     7.3"E, 7.0"S
It is also present in images taken on Oct. 16.08 (at mag approximately 
17.2 +/- 0.2) and on Oct. 19.08 (at mag approximately
17.3 +/- 0.2).

SUPERNOVA 2008gn IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by the Catalina Sky Survey of a possible supernova (CBET 
1552):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008gn  Sep. 24.42  04 06 29.50  +14 52 14.0  17.8    10.3"E, 9.4"S
J. M. Silverman et. al., find that 2008gn is a type-Ia supernova from an 
optical spectrum obtained on Oct. 22.42 using the Kast spectrograph on 
the Lick 3-m telescope.

SUPERNOVA 2008go IN ANOYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1553):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008go  Oct. 22.15  22 10 44.83  -20 47 17.2  18.8    11.6"E, 8.2"N

SUPERNOVA 2008gp IN MCG +00-9-74
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1555):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008gp  Oct. 27.42  03 23 00.73  +01 21 42.8  18.4    10.9"E,11.7"S

SUPERNOVA 2008gr IN IC 1579
Discovery by Puckett Observatory Supernova Search of a possible 
supernova (CBET 1557):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008gr  Oct. 29.18  00 45 32.28  -26 34 20.2  17.2     0.7"W,24.8"S

Guy M Hurst