[vsnet-alert 2985] Re: Stellar object near nucleus of NGC 3227

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

Dear VSnetters,

Brian Skiff wrote:
>     The James Wray color atlas of galaxies, which has nice, low-contrast 
>images without overexposed nuclei, also shows no stars at all superposed
>on NGC 3227.  So this looks like a good possibility.  

If it is really a supernova, it is a great news.  NGC 3227 makes pair
with NGC 3226, and this pair has produced 2 SNe (1983U and 1976K).
They are surely nearby galaxies; whose distance are comparable with
Virgo cluster.  URGENT confirmation is needed.

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

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