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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2721      2011 Mar 19 16.50UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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APPARENT SUPERNOVA IN MCG +09-13-28 (PSN J07402601+5451127)
On 2011 February 12, Tom Boles of Coddenham, England reported his 
discovery of a suspected supernova of magnitude 17.9 in MCG +09-13-28 
during the course of searches for the UK Nova/Supernova patrol.

The object was recorded on Feb 12.864UT using a 0.35-m Cassegrain 
telescope and an unfiltered CCD. The new object is located at:
RA 07h 40m 26.01s. DEC +54 51'12".7 (2000), which is approximately 4.2"W 
and 5.4"S of the centre of MCG +09-13-28. Nothing is present at this 
position on Tom's images from 2009 Jan 02 and 2010 Dec 06 (limiting mag 
19.5) or on Digitised Sky Survey Plates from
1995-02-25 (limiting red mag 20.5), and 1998-03-23 (limiting blue mag 
21.0).

An initial designation of PSN J07402601+5451127 was assigned but to date 
no spectral confirmation has been obtained.

Congratulations to Tom on this presumed supernova, his 139th. Supernova 
2011ap (cf TA E-Circular 2720) was therefore his 140th.

Guy M Hurst