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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2856      2012 Sep 21 16.36UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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BLAZAR CTA102 (= 4C 11.69 PKS 2230-11)
V. Larionov et. al., St Petersburg University and others report on The 
Astronomer's Telegram 4397 that their photometric monitoring at the 
70-cm AZT-8 (Ukraine) and 1.8-m Perkins of Lowell shows high activity in 
CTA102.

(This object may be better known to observers as PKS 2230-11 which is 
located at: RA 22h 32m 36.41s DEC +11 43' 50.9" (2000) and for which a 
chart is available at:
http://www.chara.gsu.edu/PEGA/charts/?2230.114 :editor).

The authors add after several years of moderate activity the blazar 
increased its brightness up to ~16.2 in 2012 (see 
http://lacerta.astro.spbu.ru/lc/cta102R.png).
Their recent observations show that on 2012 Sept 15 the source was 
R=16.02, whereas on Sept 18 its brightness reached R=14.67. Analysis of 
publicly available data of the LAT onboard of the Fermi 
gamma-observatory shows a sharp increase in gamma-ray flux along with 
the optical brightening.
Since the optical flux seems to be unprecedented for this object, 
observations at multi-frequencies are encouraged.

SUPERNOVA 2012ef (POPVOROTNIY)
2012ef  Aug 18.02   23 50 19.25  +16 37 56.2  18.1   7.3"E    2.4"N
The discovery and reference images are posted at the following: 
http://master.sai.msu.ru/static/OT/235019.25163756.2_1.png
J. Sollerman, Stockholm University: spectrum Aug 21 type-Ia then about 
one week past maximum.

SUPERNOVA 2012eh IN IC 1706 (ITALIAN SUPERNOVA SEARCH PROJECT)
2012eh  Aug 20.07   01 27 31.45  +14 49 05.8  18.4   5  "E    5  "S
J. Sollerman: spectrum Aug 21 young type-II supernova.

Guy M Hurst