SN2003ao 20021202.4 <190:C KAI SN2003ao 20030130.4 173:C KAI SN2003ao 20030210.4 173:C KAI # SN 2003ao (9:45:48.46, -14:22:14.0 (J2000.0), offset = 2"E, 8"S) is # hosted by NGC 2993, a disturbed spiral (Sa pec) galaxy making an # interacting pair Arp 245 with NGC 2992. The SN is superimposed on # the central bulge region. The expected maximum for typical SN Ia is # mag about 14.4, but the reported magnitudes suggest it is probably a # core-collapse event in its plateau phase. Sincerely Yours, Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp