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[vsnet-campaign-sn 153] SN 2001T in MCG -02-37-006
Dear SN watchers,
The Beijing team has discovered a nearby rising SN. There are
several foreground stars around the host galaxy, so the careful
identification is needed.
IAUC 7581 informed that SN 2001T was discovered on Feb. 6.9 (mag
170:C) and appeared 0.2 mag brighter on 2 days later. The location is
R.A. = 14h32m53s.17, Decl. = -12o58'43".6 (2000.0), which is about 3"
east and 12" south of the nucleus of the barred-spical (SB(rs)bc)
galaxy MCG -02-37-6. It lies between the bar and the southern arm.
There are several foreground stars on DSS2 image. Many of them are
cataloged in USNO_A2.0.
pos. end figures rmag bmag offsets
52s.19, 58'16".8 15.4 14.6 11"W,13"N
50s.60, 58'27".3 17.0 17.7 34"W, 1"N
54s.28, 59'18".1 16.5 16.9 21"E,49"S
53s.32, 59'20".6 17.2 17.8 7"E,51"S
55s.02, 59'25".9 18.0 19.5 31"E,56"S
Some of them can be the acompanying galaxy (or a part) of MCG
-02-37-006, and also there can be seen dimmer some-diffused objects.
Note that a USNO star about 1'.5 east of this galaxy seems to have a
large proper motion, so don't use for the astrometric reference.
In addition, on the DSS2 image, the shape of the central bar of the
host galaxy seems to be disordered. It can be that there is another
foreground star on the bar, or that the bar has a blobby nature.
The observer should identify the SN carefully.
From the recession velocity of the host galaxy, the expected maximum
of SN Ia is mag about 15.4. The follow-up photometry is encouraged,
as well as the spectral type determination.
Sincerely Yours,
Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan
yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
vsnet-adm@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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