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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 3038      2014 Nov 10 19.56UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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PSN J17143828+4340517   
Further to TA E-Circular 3037, D. K. Sahu et. al., of the India Institute of
Astrophysics, Bangalore, India has reported on ATEL 6673 classification of
PSN J17143828+4340517 in an anonymous galaxy.
Low resolution spectra (range 350 - 920 nm) were obtained on 2014 November
6.77UT. They used  the 2-m Himalayan Chandra Telescope (+HFOSC) at the
Indian Astronomical Observatory emphasising large apertures needed for mag
17 spectra.  
The spectra showed a prominent SiII (635.5 nm) line.
The SuperNova IDentification code SNID provides a best match with a normal
type-Ia supernova SN 2004eo, a few days before maximum light, at a redshift
of 0.031.
Correcting for the redshift of the host the expansion velocity measured with
respect to the minimum of the SiII (635.5 nm) line is ~10,500 km/sec.
Although the discovery and prediscovery details were posted by Ron Arbour to
CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports" WWW page the spectral confirmation
is missing.
As a result the object has not yet received a designation or been announced
by Dan Green on CBET.

NEW POSSIBLE WZ SGE VARIABLE: ASASSN-14JV
Astronomer's Telegram (ATel) #6676 notes the discovery of ASASSN-14jv, a
bright optical transient found at V=11.3 on 2014 November 9.19 (JD
2456970.69). This object is suspected to be a cataclysmic variable of the WZ
Sge subtype. Shappee et al. note that the source is less than one arcsecond
away from a g=19.1 magnitude source in the Kepler Input Catalog, suggesting
a large amplitude typical of UGWZ stars. 
The object is quite blue, according to observations by A. Pal et al. (ATel
#6680, 2014) that show the transient on 2014 Nov. 9.78 UT at B=10.7 +/-0.2,
V=11.3 +/- 0.2, and R=11.9 +/- 0.2, based on USNO B1.0 magnitudes. 
Observations by Enrique de Miguel (CBA Huelva, Spain) reported on
9 November 2014 [vsnet-alert 17950] show the presence of probable
superhumps. That, combined with the large amplitude and colour, indicates
that the object is likely a WZ Sge star.
Both photometric (CCD and visual) and spectroscopic observations are
encouraged, spectroscopy especially to confirm the nature of the object.
ASASSN-14jv is located at: 
RA 18h53m28.81s DEC +42 03' 43.3" (2000)
Charts for ASASSN-14jv may be created using the AAVSO Variable Star Plotter
(VSP, www.aavso.org/vsp). A sequence is being created and will be available
via VSP once it has been uploaded.
(AAVSO Special Notice #390)

Guy M Hurst