[vsnet-alert 5421] SN 2000fb in ESO 205-G11

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

Dear SN watchers,

  The southern bright SN has succesively discovered by R. Chassagne.
Congratulations, Robin!  It is very bright for the recession velocity
of the host galaxy. 

  IAUC 7536 tells that the discovery of SN 2000fb was on Nov. 29.96
UT at mag 15.8 and confirmed on Nov. 30.01, Dec. 1.50, and 3.86 UT at
the same magnitude.  The position of SN is R.A. = 5h57m41s.95, Decl. =
-51o57'48".0 (2000.0).  The offset from the nucleus of the host
barred-spiral ((R')SB(r)a) galaxy ESO 205-G11 is about 5" east and 25"
north (because of the poor cataloged position of the galaxy, the
offset reported on IAUC is somewhat erronous).  It lies on the
northern arm just outside the ring.

According to the NED, the recession velocity of the host galaxy is
8600 km/s, from which the expected maximum of normal SN Ia is about
mag 17.  Though the unfiltered CCD magnitude tends to be brighter than
the mag with the appropriate filter, this SN can be of the bright
nature.  The followup by the southern observer is recommended.

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

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