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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2912      2013 May 01 09.06UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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Ron Arbour, South Wonston, England reports his discovery of an apparent 
supernova in the galaxy PGC 213858 during searches for the UK 
Nova/Supernova Patrol and now posted on the Central Bureau's TOCP 
webpage.

It was initially recorded on an unfiltered CCD image taken on 2013 Apr 
29.9539UT using a 0.35-m f/6 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope and SXVF H9 
CCD camera. The object was also recorded on several subsequent images to 
a limiting unfiltered magnitude of 19.0.

Precise position: RA 11h 34m 36.49s DEC +54° 53' 24.4" (2000)
Offsets from galaxy: 5" W 5" S. Mag 18.1V  (unfiltered)

The object is not visible on the Digitised Sky Survey POSS II Blue plate 
(1994 Apr 14) LM ~19.2 or the POSS II Red plate (1993 Apr 25) LM ~ 20.0 
or listed on CBAT's Minor Planet Checker.

Joseph Brimacombe, Cairns, Australia detected the variable on 2013 Apr 
30.292UT on 6x15 min images using a luminance filter. Astrometry: RA 11 
34 36.45 Dec +54 53 23.2 Photometry: 18.01 +/- 0.31 L (V for ref) 
Further informationat: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/8697915330/

Nick James reports confirmation of a new optical object on an exposure 
of 2013 Apr 30.852 which is not on the DSS at:
RA 11h 34m 36.39s DEC +54 53 23.2 (2000.0) at mag 17.4 (unfiltered ST9XE 
+ C11). UCAC-3
Spectroscopic confirmation as to the nature of the object is awaited 
before the Central Bureau can assign a supernova designation but further 
optical measurements would be welcomed.
Guy M Hurst