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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2666      2010 Aug 17 09.52UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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THE EDGAR WILSON AWARD 2010
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory announces on IAUC 9158 that 
the 2010 Edgar Wilson Award for the discovery of comets (cf. IAUCs 6936, 
8962, 9066) is being divided among the following four individuals for 
three different comets:

Rui Yang (Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China) and Xing Gao (Urumqi, Xinjiang 
province, China) for P/2009 L2 (cf. IAUC 9052);
Don Machholz (Colfax, CA, U.S.A.) for C/2010 F4 (cf. IAUC 9132);
Jan Vales (Idrija, Slovenia) for P/2010 H2 (cf. IAUC 9137).

SUPERNOVA 2010fx IN MCG -01-58-15
Discovery by J. Newton and T. Puckett of a possible supernova (CBET 
2352):
SN      2010 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2010fx  Jly  4.41   23 03 43.29  -07 13 54.2  17.4    7.6"W, 24.8"S

SUPERNOVA 2010fy IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by Berto Monard of a possible supernova (CBET 2359):
SN      2010 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2010fy  Jly  7.16   05 24 52.46  -46 46 37.1  17.7    9  "E,  9  "N

SUPERNOVA 2010fz IN NGC 2967
Discovery by Berto Monard of a possible supernova (CBET 2361):
SN      2010 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2010fz  Jly  9.69   09 42 04.77  +00 19 51.0  15.8   22  "E, 21  "S

SUPERNOVA 2010ga IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by Jan Vales, Crni Vrh Observatory of a possible supernova 
(CBET 2363):
SN      2010 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2010ga  Jly  8.92   00 34 43.83  +09 54 36.1  17.3   17  "E,  2  "S

SUPERNOVA 2010gc IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by the CHASE Project of a possible supernova (CBET 2367):
SN      2010 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2010gc  Jly 12.08   13 23 06.30  -13 00 18.1  16.8    3.4"E,  4.0"S

SUPERNOVA 2010gd IN UGC 11064
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 2368):
SN      2010 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2010gd  Jly  8.34   17 57 40.98  +27 49 48.1  19.9    0.2"W, 18.9"S
Supernovae 2000cn and 2005ds also occurred in this galaxy.

SUPERNOVA 2010ge IN ANOYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by CRTS of a possible supernova (CBET 2369):
SN      2010 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2010ge  Jun 10.26   15 43 43.91  -09 28 34.0  17.7    7.7"E,  3.4"S

SUPERNOVA 2010gf IN UGC 633
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 2370):
SN      2010 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2010gf  Jly 11.45   01 01 21.14  +31 30 46.4  18.9    2.0"W, 18.2"N
SN 2006O also occurred in the galaxy UGC 633.

Guy M Hurst