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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2588      2009 Oct 08 15.26UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2009id IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by Berto Monard, South Africa, of a possible supernova (CBET 
1905):
SN      2009 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2009id  Aug 11.76   19 16 34.25  -46 41 20.3  16.6    11  "W, 8  "N
Nothing is visible at this position on Digitised Sky Survey images 
(limiting red mag 20.5) nor on Monard's latest image taken on 2009 May 
25.037 (limiting mag 18.8).

SUPERNOVA 2009ie IN NGC 1093
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1915):
SN      2009 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2009ie  Jly 24.47   02 48 13.90  +34 24 52.8  19.3    27.3"W,19.2"S
J. Fynbo et. al., Copenhagen University, report on spectroscopy obtained 
with the Nordic Optical Telescope on Aug. 19.23 UT by M. Friis et.al., 
showing it to be a type-IIP supernova about 1-3 months past maximum.

SUPERNOVA 2009if IN IC 2070
Discovery by Berto Monard, South Africa, of a possible supernova (CBET 
1916):
SN      2009 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2009if  Aug 18.12   04 24 36.73  -57 59 06.8  17.8    10  "E,16  "S

SUPERNOVA 2009ig IN NGC 1015
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1918):
SN      2009 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2009ig  Aug 20.48   02 38 11.61  -01 18 45.1  17.5     0.6"E,22.0"N
H. Navasardyan et. al., Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio 
Astronomico di Padova, report that a spectrogram of Aug. 21.08 UT with 
the Asiago 1.82-m telescope indicates it to be a type-Ia supernova 
caught soon after explosion, with some similarity to early spectra of SN 
2002bo.

THE ASTRONOMER ANNUAL MEETING 2009 OCTOBER 24
Further to the note on E-Circular 2587, those people booking for the 
Annual meeting and whose forms were received up until Tuesday October 6 
have been sent an acknowledgement by e-mail where an Internet address 
has been quoted. Given the current industrial action affecting the 
postal services, if you have sent forms and remittances before, say, Oct 
5 and have not received an Internet acknowledgement please e-mail 
details to the editor.

Guy M Hurst