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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2868      2012 Nov 16 09.40UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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POSSIBLE SUPERNOVA IN PGC 214858
Ron Arbour reports the discovery of an apparent supernova of magnitude 
17.0V in the galaxy PGC 214858 on unfiltered CCD images taken on 2012 
Nov 14.9548UT using a 0.35-m f/6 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope and SXVF 
H9 CCD camera in the course of his searches for the UK Nova/Supernova 
patrol. The object was also recorded on several subsequent images to a 
limiting unfiltered magnitude of 19.2.

Precise position:  RA 22h 41m 51.83s DEC +34° 58' 07.4" (2000)
Offsets from galaxy: 3" E 4" N

The object was not visible on the Digitised Sky Survey POSS II Blue 
plate 1989 Sept 8 or the POSS II Red plate 1988 July 11 or listed on 
CBAT's Minor Planet Checker.

On the CBAT " Transient Follow-up Reports" web page R A Koff, Antelope 
Hills Observatory, Bennett, Colorado USA reports that on
2012 Nov 16.0476UT the object, now given the provisional designation PSN 
J22415183+3458074 was recorded at:
RA 22 41 51.81 DEC +34 58 06.8 (UCAC3). Magnitude 16.7 U +/- 0.2 . 
Limiting magnitude 20.0 . Sum of 8 x 240-sec images. Nothing seen on DSS 
other than galaxy background.
Image posted at:
http://antelopehillsobservatory.org/SNpictures/PSNJ22415183+3458074final.
jpg

Guy M Hurst