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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1581      2000 Nov 28 13.16UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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SUPERNOVA 2000ek IN ESO 153-G27
R. Chassagne, Ste. Clotilde, Ile de Reunion, reports his discovery
of an apparent supernova (mag 17.0) on CCD images taken with an
automated 0.30-m telescope on Nov. 7.822 and 8.722 UT.  SN 2000ek
is located at at R.A. = 2h10m30s.04, Decl. = -53o49'28".0 (2000),
which is 22" west and 44" north of the centre of ESO 153-G27.
Nothing is visible at this location on an image taken by Chassagne
on Sept. 28 (limiting mag 18), and he adds that the new object is
not present on a U.K. Schmidt plate (via the Digital Sky Survey)
taken on 1975 Nov. 11 (limiting mag 22).
IAUC 7518

LEONID METEORS 2000
M. Gyssens, International Meteor Organization, reports that
there may have been several peaks in terms of the intensity of
Leonid meteors on Nov. 17 and 18, as seen in preliminary data
contributed by numerous observers worldwide.  There may have been
minor peaks (ZHR about 100) near Nov. 17.25 and 17.33 UT, before
activity began rising noticeably around Nov. 18.0.  Two significant
peaks, during Nov. 18.1-18.2 (ZHR about 200-300) and about 18.30
+/- 0.01 (ZHR about 400), appear to confirm the predictions by
McNaught and Asher (1999, WGN 27, 85), which are based on the
theory that the observed peaks represent debris ejected from comet
55P/Tempel-Tuttle eight and four revolutions ago, respectively.
IAUC 7522

SUPERNOVA 2000el IN NGC 7290
T. Puckett, Mountain Town, GA; and D. George, Ottawa, ON, report
the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 17.5) on an unfiltered
CCD frame (limiting mag 20.3) taken with the Puckett Observatory
0.60-m automated supernova patrol telescope on Nov.21.03 UT.
The candidate is located R.A. = 22h28m26s.62, Decl. =  +17o08'51".2
(2000), which is 1".5 east of the centre of NGC 7290.  The new
object was also present on an unfiltered CCD frame taken by
P. Boltwood, Stittsville, ON, with a 0.35-m reflector on
Nov. 24.05.  SN 2000el does not appear on unfiltered images taken
by Puckett during June 1-Oct. 14, and it does not appear on Palomar
Sky Survey images taken on 1995 July 30 (limiting mag about 21.0)
and on 1992 Sept. 1 (limiting mag about 21.0).
IAUC 7523

SUPERNOVAE 2000em, 2000en, 2000eo, 2000ep, 2000eq
L.-G. Strolger, University of Michigan and Cerro Tololo
Interamerican Observatory (CTIO), reports the discovery by the
Nearby Galaxies Supernova Search team of several supernovae with
the Kitt Peak 0.9-m telescope (+ Mosaic camera; limiting mag R
about 21).  Search frames were compared to template frames obtained
a year or more previously.
SN      2000 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.     R       Offset
2000em  Nov. 16    0 35 29.82   - 2 39 27.4   18.3   4".5 W, 2".5 N
2000en  Nov. 16    0 43 08.37   - 0 23 17.6   20.2   1".8 W, 2".5 N
2000eo  Nov. 16    3 09 08.17   -10 17 55.3   19.2  12".0 W, 20".9 S
2000ep  Nov. 16    9 19 49.86   - 4 43 28.2   18.7   2".8 E, 4".5 S
2000eq  Nov. 17   21 03 57.97   - 9 41 31.8   20.5   7".3 W, 7".3 N
IAUC 7524

Guy M Hurst