[vsnet-alert 5991] Supernova in M 88?

[Rudolf Novak <novak@hvezdarna.cz>]

Dear colleagues,

right now I analyze images of Al Com obtained yesterday by P. Sobotka 
and before I'll report results on the WZ Sge variable we all love now, I 
have a question to all of you who observe the field too. I made combined 
image (last one (bottom) of the set at 
http://codel.astronomy.cz/ada/stars/alcom/alcom.html) and discovered 
some new stelar-like object in a region of M 88. I compared with other 
images presented on the page and it seems that this feature is not on 
other images. Please feel free to have a look at the page above to check 
it too.

Well I know about certain problems when combining images so I'd like to 
ask other to check their images of that region (observed someone?). I 
hope I'll get today some more images to judge if this is some new star 
(possible supernova) or artefact. Object is very faint (close to 18mag?) 
so please reduce carefully your images.

Thanx for any help

Rudolf Novak

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