Dear SN watchers, In [vsnet-campaign-sn 607]: >SN2003du 20030407.4 <190:C SCH >SN2003du 20030422.4 159C SCH >SN2003du 20030423.3 159C SCH > ># SN 2003du (14:34:35.80, +59:20:03.8 (J2000.0), offset = 9"W, 14"S) ># is hosted by the UGC 9391, in which the expected maximum of typical ># Ia is mag about 13.7. From the spectra, it seems to be a ># core-collapse event. The spectrum taken by I. Newton telecsope on Apr. 24.06 UT revealed that it is of type Ia (!) about 2 weeks before maximum. The recent magnitudes reported to VSNET may indicate further brightening to mag 15.3 on Apr. 24.1. Sincerely Yours, Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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