[vsnet-alert 4741] New KAIT SN

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

Date:  Mon, 1 May 2000 15:43:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: weidong li <weidong@urania.Berkeley.EDU>
Subject:  SN info

Hi all,

Here is the info for a new KAIT SN.

Regards,
Weidong


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		    SN 2000XXX in CGCG 140-014

   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 CGCG 140-014.
The new object was discovered and confirmed on unfiltered images
taken on Apr 30.5 UT (limiting mag about 19.0) and May 1.5 UT
(limiting mag about 20.5), both with magnitude about 18.5.
The new object was also present on an unfiltered image taken on
Apr 26.5 UT with about the same brightness. The new object is
located at R.A.=17h23m14s.34, Decl.= +23 40'18".7 (equinox 2000.0),
which is 5".9 east and 9".1 south of the nucleus of CGCG 140-014.
Unfiltered images of the field on Apr 10.5 UT, 2000 (limiting mag
about 19.0) and Jul 16.3 UT, 1998 (limiting mag about 19.5) showed
nothing at the position of the new object.

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