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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1806      2002 Sep 16 11.12UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
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POSSIBLE NOVA IN SAGITTARIUS
Bill Liller, Chile, reports that there seems to be a new stellar
object at RA 18h 02.4m DEC -25d 18' (2000).  It appears on three
photos taken at 2002 Sept 15.1102UT, 15.1227 and 15.1241 with an
80mm f/1.4 lens, orange filter and Kodak TP film; its magnitude is
approximately 8.5.  Nothing brighter than mag 11.5 appears on two
photos taken at Sept 11.12.

He adds that the magnitude is very uncertain owing to severe light
pollution caused by the 8-day-old moon about 8.5 degrees away.

Bob King, Duluth, USA has reported a visual sighting of the new
object using a 0.25-m reflector. On Sept 16.08UT, he estimated the
magnitude as 8.0.

SUPERNOVA 2002eu IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
The LOTOSS team have reported their detection of a possible
supernova of magnitude 17.4 on a KAIT image of 2002 Aug 30.4UT. It
is located at: RA 01h 49m 43.60s DEC +32 37' 43.0" (2000) which is
10.5"E and 11.5"N of the centre of an anonymous galaxy. According
to IAUC 7963, a KAIT image of Aug 20.4UT did not show the object to
a limiting magnitude of 19.0.

Guy M Hurst