# IAUC 8081 informed the discovery of six distant SNe 2003az-be. SN2003bf 20030203.24 <208C NEM SN2003bf 20030218.45 176C NEM SN2003bf 20030221.35 172C NEM # SN 2003bf (8:08:26.35, +12:19:56.2 (J2000.0), offset = 4"W, 1"S) is # hosted by LEDA 100775 = 2MASXi J0808266+121957, a dim # apparently disk galaxy. The expected maximum for typical SN Ia is # coincident to the reported magnitudes. SN2003bg 20021107.0 <180:C CHA SN2003bg 20030225.7 150:C CHA SN2003bg 20030226.6 150:C CHA # SN 2003bg (4:10:59.42, -31:24:50.3 (J2000.0), offset = 16"W, 24"S) # is hosted by MCG -05-10-15, a nearby barred-spiral (SB(s)c) galaxy. # The expected maximum for typical SN Ia is mag about 13.0(!), but # considering that it has remained constant for one day, it seems not # in the rapid rising phase. Anyway, further photometry and spectral # classification is urged. Sincerely Yours, Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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