Electronic Telegram No. 15
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2003eg IN NGC 4727
     Further to IAUC 8131, M. Ganeshalingam and W. Li report
the LOTOSS discovery of an apparent supernova (mag about 15.8)
on unfiltered KAIT images on May 17.3 and 18.3 UT.  SN 2003eg
is located at R.A. = 12h50m58s.33, Decl. = -14 20'01".1 (equinox
2000.0), which is 16".7 east and 3".2 south of the nucleus of
NGC 4727.  A KAIT image taken on Apr. 14.3 showed nothing at
this position (limiting mag about 18.5).


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                         (C) Copyright 2003 CBAT
2003 May 18                       (CBET 15)               Daniel W. E. Green