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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2849      2012 Aug 21 12.37UT
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 NGC 1213
Tom Boles, Coddenham, England, reports the discovery during searches for 
the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol, of an apparent
supernova (mag 17.7) on unfiltered CCD images taken on 2012 Aug 18.1086 
and 19.1038 with a 0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.  The new object 
is located at:
RA  03h 09m 16.97s DEC +38 38' 20.7" (2000), which is approximately 4.1" 
west and 37.5" south of the centre of NGC 1213.
Nothing is present at this position on Tom's images of 2011 Oct 20 and 
2012 Jan 22 (limiting mag 19.5) nor on the Digitised Sky Survey Plates 
from 1989-09-30 (limiting red mag 20.5) and 1989-09-05 (limiting blue 
mag 21.0).

Pending spectral confirmation and announcement by the Central Bureau, 
the object has been posted to the TOCP with the temporary designation 
PSN J03091697+3838207.

Joseph Brimacombe, Cairns, Australia has confirmed the presence of the 
new object on 2012 Aug 20.468 with 2 x 10 min images using a luminance 
filter. He derives astrometry:
RA 03h 09m 16.97s Dec 38 38' 21.0" (2000), photometry, 17.8 +/- 0.1. 
Link to image and further information 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/7827415676/

Congratulations to Tom on the discovery of his 150th supernova.

Guy M Hurst