Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports"

PSN J15395722-3033192

PSN J15395722-3033192   2012 08 18.39  *  15 39 57.22 -30 33 19.2  17.2 U    1E   9S  N5968     9 1 

2012 08 20.1407

L. Elenin (Lyubertsy, Russia) and I. Molotov (Moscow, Russia) confirm an apparent supernova PSN J15395722-3033192 in NGC 6796. Object visible on 1x300sec image remotely taken at ISON-NM Observatory (Mayhill, NM, USA) with 0.45-m f/2.8 telescope + CCD (KAF09000) on Aug. 20.1407 under bad seeing conditions. Object located at 15h 39m 57s.25 +/- 0".18, -30d 33' 18".3 +/- 0".17 (NOMAD) and have magnitude about 16.4U (mag. limit ~18.3m). Nothing is visible at this position on the POSS and POSSII images. Image of PSN J15395722-3033192 available at http://spaceobs.org/images/TOCP/PSNJ15395722-3033192-20120820.png

2012 08 23.497

This possible supernova in NGC 5968 was seen with 3 x 15 min images using an infrared filter Astrometry: RA 15 39 57.24 Dec - 30 33 19.2 Photometry: 17.0 +/- 0.2 IR > 700 nm (R as ref) These data were collected by Joseph Brimacombe, Cairns, Australia Link to image and further information http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/7848112484/