Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

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PSN J05281795+7639559

PSN J05281795+7639559   2012 04 27.87  *  05 28 17.95 +76 39 55.9  17.5 U   18W   6N  U3302     9 0

2012 04 27.8700

POSSIBLE DISCOVERY BY GIANCARLO CORTINI-M.TE MAGGIORE OBS.(PREDAPPIO-ITALY)-C14+SXVRH9- ON SEVERAL UNFILTERED CCD IMAGES OF 70 SEC. EXPOSURE (LIMIT.MAG. ABOUT +19.0)-MY PRECEDENT IMAGES OF THE SAME FIELD TAKEN ON MAR 01.90 AND MAR 27.85(U.T.) SHOWED NOTHING AT THE POSITION OF THE PSN(LIMIT.MAG. ABOUT+19.0)-IT DOESN'T APPEAR ON POSS II(RED AND BLUE PLATES).NO KNOWN MINOR PLANET IS MARKED IN THE POSITION OF THE PSN FOR THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION.

2012 04 28.138

This possible supernova in UGC 3302 was seen with 4 x 15 min images Astrometry: RA 05 28 17.71 Dec 76 39 55.1 Photometry: 18.0 +/- 0.1 L These data were collected by Joseph Brimacombe, Cairns, Australia. Link to image and further information http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/6977397280/

2012 04 29.1416

L. Elenin (Lyubertsy, Russia) and I. Molotov (Moscow, Russia) confirm an apparent supernova PSN J05281795+7639559 in UGC 3302. Object visible on 3x300sec images remotely taken at ISON-NM Observatory (Mayhill, NM, USA) with 0.45-m f/2.8 telescope + CCD (KAF09000) on Apr. 29.1416. Object located at 05h 28m 18s.14 +/- 0".1, +76d 39' 55".7 +/- 0".09 (NOMAD) and have magnitude about 17.8U (mag. limit ~20.4m). Nothing is visible at this position on the POSS and POSSII images. Image of PSN J05281795+7639559 available at http://spaceobs.org/images/TOCP/PSNJ05281795+7639559-20120429.png