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[vsnet-alert 5388] SN 2000eo in MCG -2-9-3



Dear SN watchers,

  IAUC 7524 informed the discovery of several SNe by CTIO search
group.  Among them, SN 2000eo is the nearest and has become quite
bright.  It has been independently discovered by KAIT group (IAUC
7526). 

  SN 2000eo was discovered on Nov. 16 at R = 19.2.  The position is:
R.A. = 03h09m08s.17, -10o17'55".3 (2000.0), which is about 12" west
and 21" south of the nucleus of the host barred-spiral 
((R')SB(r)a pec?) galaxy MCG -2-9-3.  About 10" north of the SN, there
seems to be a bright condensation or a foreground star.  The LOTOSS
KAIT has independently discovered it on Nov. 25.4, when SN 2000eo has 
brightened to 15.5C.  

  The spectrum of this object taken on Nov. 20 shows the blue
continuum with narrow hydrogen Balmar emission lines, which indicate
that it seems to be a type IIn SN in the early phase.  The recession
velocity of the host galaxy is about 3000 km/s, which indicate that
the typical SNeIa on this galaxy will reach mag about 14.7 at their
maximum.  The continuous magnitude estimate of this peculier SN is
highly urged.

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

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