[vsnet-campaign-sn 522] SN in UGC 2984

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

Dear SN watchers,

  CBET 2 informed the discovery of an apparent supernova in UGC 2984.
It was at mag 15.9 on Dec. 23.27, but was below 19.5 on Dec. 5.  It is
located at R.A. = 4h13m12s.52, Decl. = +13d25'07".3 (equinox 2000.0),
which is about 1" west and 4" south of the center of UGC 2984, an
irregular galaxy (SBdm:).  It is superimposed on the bright central
region.  Many foreground stars can be seen around the galaxy.  

  UGC 2984 is affected by the Galactic extinction; Schlegel et al.
(1998) suggested that A_B = 2.430 mag, while Burstein and Heiles
(1982) gave a smaller value (A_B = 0.960 mag).  If we take the former,
the expected maximum for a typical SN Ia without the extinction in the
host galaxy is mag about 15.0.  Spectroscopic confirmation and
follow-up photometry is encouraged.

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

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