------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2774 2011 Oct 23 16.05UT 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- COMET C/2010 X1 (ELENIN) Ernesto Guido, Italy reports that with Giovanni Sostero and Nick Howes he has now confirmed the earlier suspect cloud in the predicted place for Comet C/2010 X1 (Elenin). The "cloud" was imaged by their team on 2011 October 23.4, remotely from the GRAS network (Mayhill station, NM) using a 0.1m, f/5 APO refractor + CCD (12x300-seconds exposures). The "cloud" is roughly 40' long with an extension of 6' near the expected position of the comet. Provisional astrometry: C2011 10 21.38392 07 55 08.81 +28 41 56.3 x.xx N H06 C2011 10 21.47579 07 53 48.16 +28 45 45.0 x.xx N H06 Further details appear on their blog at: http://remanzacco.blogspot.com SUPERNOVA 2011el (ROTSE) 2011el Aug 1.41 03 00 18.2 +05 49 24.9 17.8 No apparent host within 2'. Spectrum by Caldwell Aug 4 indicates type-Ia near maximum. SUPERNOVAE 2011en-2011fb (CATALINA) SN 2011 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Type 2011en Mar. 25.24 11 07 50.56 +18 59 39.1 18.3 IIP 2011eo Apr. 13.49 16 42 25.12 +16 49 28.1 17.4 IIP 2011ep Apr. 14.43 17 03 41.78 +32 45 52.6 19.0 Ic 2011eq Apr. 29.48 21 17 59.27 - 2 37 22.8 19.0 Ia 2011er May 25.40 15 49 50.65 +14 49 30.1 18.9 Ia 2011es May 27.33 13 43 54.95 +25 32 52.9 19.9 IIP 2011et June 2.32 15 30 01.40 +24 52 29.1 18.8 Ia 2011eu June 6.27 14 09 15.29 - 1 10 54.7 18.5 IIn 2011ev June 10.81 23 45 31.24 - 7 56 46.0 17.6 IIP 2011ew June 11.38 15 33 17.58 +27 34 28.0 19.0 IIP 2011ex June 13.35 15 48 51.75 +62 57 48.9 17.6 Ia 2011ey June 23.21 13 19 19.12 - 4 51 05.9 18.4 IIn 2011ez June 24.19 12 42 42.43 + 0 33 54.0 18.9 Ia 2011fa June 25.44 0 35 43.57 + 2 58 55.1 20.1 IIP 2011fb June 28.32 16 19 30.48 - 5 59 07.7 18.9 IIP Confirming spectroscopic observations were taken with the Palomar 5-m reflector on June 26, 27, and 30 UT. SUPERNOVA 2011fc (BLAZ MIKUZ) 2011fc Jly 11.0 23 01 36.38 +32 20 06.9 17.9R 6 "W, 8 "N A. Skielboe et. al.: spectrum Aug 11 type-Ia, a month past maximum SUPERNOVA 2011fd NEAR NGC 2273B (DIMAI) 2011fd Aug 20.12 06 46 39.85 +60 21 02.8 15.0 60 "E, 36 "N L. Magill et. al: spectrum Aug 20 young type-II plateau Guy M Hurst