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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 3053      2015 Jan 16 16.01UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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V854 CENTAURI
Colin Henshaw, Tabuck, Saudi Arabia has sent the editor several mobile text
messages today reporting that his observations of V854 Centauri, a RrB star,
show it to be faint near magnitude 11. The estimate was off the back of his
camera.

Recent estimates by Andrew Pearce, Australia confirm the current fade:
V854 Cen rapid fading
20150102.803, 7.3; 20150103.807 7.5; 20150109.808, 8.3;  20150110.794, 8.6;
20150111.798,9.1; 20150112.792, 9.6;
20150113.794, 10.5

SUPERNOVA ASASSN-15ab IN 6dF J1403085-382831 (SUBO DONG)
ASASSN-15ab Jan 02.33 14 03 06.24 -38 28 29.9 16.4  27  "W    1.3"N  
We do not detect (V>16.7) the object in images taken on UT 2014-12-31.33 and
before. The position of the probable SN candidate is very close to what
appears to be a star-forming region. 
ATEL 6864 issued 2015 Jan 2

SUPERNOVA ASASSN-15ad in PGC 902451 (B SHAPPEE, CARNEGIE)
ASASSN-15ad Dec 29.18 06 23 44.87 -16 05 51.0 16.6   9.7"E   11.0"N
We also detect the probable supernova in images obtained on 2014 Dec 25.19
at V=16.7. An image obtained on UT 2015 Jan 03.23 with IMACS on the Baade
6.5-m telescope at Las Campanas Observatory confirms the discovery of the
transient.
ATEL 6867 issued 2015 Jan 3

SUPERNOVA ASASSN-15ae IN 2MASX J15510599+3425520 (S. KIYOTA)
ASASSN-15ae Jan 01.63 15 51 05.81 +34 25 55.8 16.9   3.1"W    3.9"W 
We do not detect (V>17.2) the probable supernova in images taken on UT 2014
Dec 29.65 and before. An image obtained by S. Kiyota on  2015 Jan 03.59UT
using a Planewave CDK 0.61-m telescope located at Sierra Remote Observatory
confirms the discovery of the transient. 
The galaxy 2MASX J15510599+3425520 (z=0.031238, d=133 Mpc, via NED), gives
an absolute V-band magnitude of approximately -18.8 (m-M=35.61, A_V=0.085). 
ATEL 6870 issued 2015 Jan 3

Guy M Hurst