------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2759 2011 Aug 15 19.19UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074 INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK Backup: gmh@wdcc1.bnsc.rl.ac.uk WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.theastronomer.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- EDITOR'S ABSENCE The editor will be unavailable from 2011 August 17-28. During this period Nick James and Peter Birtwhistle will be deputising for the editor both in handling discovery claims and also the issue of TA E-Circulars. Their telephone numbers are published monthly under 'discoveries' on the first page of each magazine. In addition to contacting them, please also send an e-mail to the editor's mailbox with full details of any discovery claim or query for review upon my return. SUPERNOVA 2011dm IN UGC 11861 (LOSS) 2011dm Jun 15.42 21 56 41.59 +73 17 48.9 18.8 73" E, 131" N D. Milisavljevic: spectrum June 22 type-Ia a few days before max. SUPERNOVA 2011dn IN UGC 11501 (MONTARRENTI PROGRAM) 2011dn Jun 21.93 19 58 35.53 +02 36 16.3 16.8 26" W, D. C. Leonard: spectrum June 23 type-Ia a few days before max. SUPERNOVA 2011do IN PGC 15078 (PARKER) 2011do Jun 11.77 04 25 47.56 -67 48 40.7 14.8R 5" W, 13" S S. Valenti: spectrum June 24 type-Ia, about 14 days after maximum SUPERNOVA 2011dp IN PGC 6447 (MONARD) 2011dp Jun 2.18 01 45 24.77 -03 49 35.3 16.1 11" W, 3" N (north of the core of the SBbc-type galaxy MCG -1-5-31 = PGC 6447) S. Valenti: spectrum June 25 type-Ia similar to 2003du 52 days after maximum light. SUPERNOVA 2011dq IN NGC 337 (MONARD)_ 2011dq May 15.17 00 59 47.75 -07 34 20.5 16.3 35" W, 22" N S. Valenti: spectrum June 25 type-II similar to 2005cs one month past maximum. Guy M Hurst