Electronic Telegram No. 48
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVAE 2003hl AND 2003iq IN NGC 772
     Jean-Marie Llapasset, Perpignan, France, reports the discovery
of an apparent supernova (mag 16.4), on 26 unfiltered CCD images
taken with an 0.28-m reflector around Oct. 8.958 UT, while monitoring
SN 2003hl (cf. IAUC 8184), which itself was at mag about 16.5.  The
new object is located at R.A. = 1h59m19s.96, Decl. = +18o59'42".1
(equinox 2000.0), which is 5".3 east and 45".9 south of the nucleus
of NGC 772, and about about 37" southwest of SN 2003hl.  H. Yamaoka,
Kyushu University, reports that R-band images taken by K. Ayani,
Bisei Astronomical Observatory (BAO), on Oct. 9.60 with BAO 1.01-m
telescope show the new object at R about 16.0 and at position end
figures 19s.92, 41".8.  An image taken by Llapasset on Oct. 5.97 does
not show SN 2003iq (limiting mag about 17.5).  Additional magnitudes
of SN 2003hl by Llapasset:  Aug. 28.182, 16.6, Oct. 5.965, 16.8.


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2003 October 9                    (CBET 48)               Daniel W. E. Green