[vsnet-alert 2896] SN 1999bx in UGC 11391

[Hitoshi YAMAOKA <yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp>]

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Dear SN watchers,

  The LOSS KAIT team has discovered an apparent supernova 1999bx.  The
host galaxy UGC 11391 = NGC 6745 appears to be very peculiar shape,
maybe because it is an interacting galaxy. 

  IAUC 7154 tells that the location of the new object is: R.A. =
19h01m41s.44, Decl. = +40o44'52".3 (2000.0).  The shape of galaxy is
somewhat complex and has two nuclei (and other small galaxy at
northern neibourhood), so I can't discribe the separation from the
core.  It is safe to say that the new object is well inside of the
galaxy. (See IAUC 7154 in detail.)

  This location is near from the Galactic plane (b = 15), so there are
a lot of confusing foreground stars.  On DSS2 image, there is a star
at R.A. = 19h01m41s.40, Decl. = +40o45'07".8 (2000.0), which is about
15" north of the new object and does not been included in USNO_A1.0
catalog. 

  The estimated distance of the host galaxy from its recession
velocity indicate that it will become about 15.7 mag or so if it is of
type Ia without being absorbed.  Followup observation is encouraged.

Sincerely Yours,
Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan
yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

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