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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2967      2013 Dec 04 19.36UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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NOVA CENTAURI 2013
John Seach, Chatsworth Island, NSW, Australia, reports his discovery of an
apparent magnitude 5.5 nova on six CCD images (digital SLR camera +
50-mm-f.l. f/1.0 lens; limiting mag 11) of 2013 Dec 2.692UT. It is located
at:
RA 13h 54m 47s DEC -59 09' 08" (2000)
It was not recorded by Seach on Nov. 26.69UT (limit mag 11).

The variable was initially designated PNV J13544700-5909080.

Ernesto Guido et. al., reports to TA that CCD imaging with 0.50-m astrograph
(ITelescope, Siding Spring) on Dec. 3.68, recorded the  object at mag about
5.0 and positional measure:
RA 13h 54m 45.22s DEC -59 09' 04.5" (UCAC-3); a B2 mag 15.52 and R2 mag
15,12 located at 1.538" from the transient is USNO-B1.0 USNO-B1.0
0308-0442031 with position end figures 45s.37, 03".5.

K. Hornoch, Astronomical Institute, Ondrejov, indicates that the presumed
nova is likely associated with (or identical to) a star of mag about 15
(USNO-B1.0 0308-0442031 = 2MASS 13544534-5909040 = UCAC4 155-128029.

Paul Camilleri reports to TAHQ it was an easy naked eye object on Dec 3.718
at magnitude 5.0.

Malcolm Locke, Christchurch, New Zealand, reports that a low-resolution
spectrogram with a 0.25-m Newtonian reflector on Dec. 3.38 UT, shows H_alpha
and H_beta emission indicative of a nova.

SUPERNOVA 2013fv IN UGC 2789 (LOSS)
2013fv  Oct 11.43   03 36 16.05  +67 34 15.7  18.2  14.3"E   23.1"N
E. Kankare, University of Turku and others report a spectrum on Oct. 16.1UT
suggests it is a young type-II supernova. 

SUPERNOVA 2013fw IN NGC 7042 (ZHEJIANG ET. AL.) 
2013fw  Oct 21.69   21 13 44.81  +13 34 33.5  17.1  11.2"W    3.5"N

Nick James, Chelmsford, England using a Celestron C11 reports end figures
44s.77, 33".3 and magnitude 16.6 on Oct 23.743UT.

Guy Hurst, Basingstoke, England reports a further rise with BRT V photometry
for Nov 23.863UT yielding V= 15.7.

D. A. Howell: spectrum with Faulkes North Oct. 24 reveals it is a type-Ia
well before maximum light. 

Guy M Hurst