[vsnet-campaign-sn 497] SN II 2002hk

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

Dear SN watchers, 

In [vsnet-obs 42180] (Nov. 5)
>SN2002hk  20021022.5 <190:C  KAI
>SN2002hk  20021102.5  182:C  KAI
>SN2002hk  20021104.5  179:C  KAI
>
># MCG +07-15-6 = CGCG 205-017, a host galaxy of SN 2002hk (7:07:14.05,
># +44:48:46.2 (J2000.0), offset = 12"E, 14"S), is a spiral (Sb) galaxy
># within a group WBL 130, although UGC 3673 (3' NW of MCG +07-15-6) is
># a background one.  The expected maximum for typical unreddened SN Ia
># is mag about 16.4, but it seems not to be the case.

  According to IAUC 8010, the UCB team revealed (spectrum taken with
Keck II 10-m on Nov. 6) that it is of type II SN with some
peculiarity. 

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

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