[vsnet-alert 3747] KAIT new SNe

[weidong li <weidong@urania.Berkeley.EDU>]

Hi all,

Here is our report of two new SNe from KAIT. I would like to
report them here before the announcement so earlier observations
can be obtained by the folks here, especially for the one in 
NGC 309 (a SN Ia will be brighter than 15.0).

Good luck observing,

PS. Please visit our web page for images of the new
discoveries (http://astron.berkeley.edu/~bait/kait.html).

Dr. Weidong Li
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
weidong@urania.berkeley.edu

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		    SN 1999XX in NGC 309

   Y. Sato and W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley, on
behalf of the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (cf. IAUC 6627, 7126)
with the 0.8-m Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT), report
the discovery of an apparent supernova in NGC 309.  The SN was
discovered and confirmed on unfiltered images taken on Nov 27.2 UT
(mag about 17.2) and Nov 28.2 UT (mag about 16.9) respectively.
The new object is located at R.A.=0h56m43s.76, Decl.= -9 54'43".0
(equinox 2000.0), which is 16".0 east and 6".7 north of the nucleus
of NGC 309.  A KAIT image of the same field on Oct 31.3 UT (limiting
magnitude about 19.0) showed nothing at the position of the SN.

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		   SN 1999XX in UGC 5515

   Sato and Li also report the discovery by LOSS of another apparent
supernova in UGC 5515 in an unfiltered image taken on Nov 27.5 UT
(mag about 18.2). SN 1999XX was confirmed at mag 18.0 and 17.5 on
earlier images taken on Nov 23.5 UT and Nov 12.5 UT, and is located
at R.A. = 10h13m37s.00, Decl. = -0 56'09".6 (equinox 2000.0), which
is 18".5 west and 37".6 south of the nucleus of UGC 5515. A KAIT 
image on Nov 21.5 UT, 1998 showed nothing at the position of the SN
(limiting magnitude about 19.0). UGC 5515 is a member of the Abell
cluster 957.

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