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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2524      2009 Feb 13 20.24UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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NOVA IN THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD 2009
An e-mail received from Bill Liller of Chile reports the discovery of a 
possible recurrent nova of magnitude 10.6 in the Large Magellanic Cloud 
on two unfiltered Kodak Technical Pan films taken on 2009 Feb. 5. The 
object is located at:
RA 5h 40.7m DEC -66 40' (2000).

Nothing brighter than mag 14.0 was visible at this position on Jan. 
31.065, but there was a fade to magnitude 11.8 by Feb 7.09UT.

This discovery is close to that given for the second 1971 LMC nova (RA 
5h 40.6m DEC -66 40' 2000, cf. IAUC 2353) and may be a recurrence of 
that nova although only one observation of the 1971 object was obtained.

On IAUC 9019, H. E. Bond, Space Telescope Science Institute et. al., 
report observations of the 2009 event with the SMARTS 1.3- and 1.5-m 
telescopes at CTIO.  A shallow I-band frame obtained with the 1.3-m 
telescope on Feb. 7.1 UT yields position:
RA 05h 40m 44.20s DEC -66 40' 11.6" (2000).
A spectrum obtained with the 1.5-m telescope on Feb.8.1 shows broad, 
flat-topped emission at H_gamma and H_delta with FWHM about 3900 km/s, 
with P-Cyg wind absorption features at about -3800 km/s. A similar, 
weaker feature due to He I 447.1-nm is also present.

SUPERNOVA 2009O IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by Berto Monard, South Africa, of a possible supernova (CBET 
1672):
SN      2009 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2009O   Jan 15.80   03 29 02.35  -52 37 00.8  17.1     7  "W,27  "N
The host galaxy is in the Abell cluster 3128 and south west of a 
brighter object, IC 1946.

SUPERNOVA 2009P IN PGC 34730
Discovery by Jack Newton and Tim Puckett, USA of a possible supernova 
(CBET 1674):
SN      2009 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2009P   Jan 28.42   11 20 38.78  -03 32 46.3  16.2     2.7"E, 0.2"S

SUPERNOVA 2009Q IN UGC 9982
Discovery by Markku Nissinen and Veli-Pekka Hentunen, Finland of a 
possible supernova (CBET 1675):
SN      2009 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2009Q   Jan 30.98   15 40 12.85  +70 44 18.1  17.2    27  "E, 9  "S
Discovery by imaging with a Meade 0.305-m LX200/GPS/ UHTC/OTA f/10 
reflector (+ SBIG ST-8-XME camera + Bessel-R filter)
A confirming image by Arto Oksanen, Finland on Jan. 31.029 yielded
mag 17 and position end figures 13s.0, 18".3.

Guy M Hurst