Dear SN watchers, ># SN 2003ds (10:18:58.35, +46:27:15.5 (J2000.0), offset = 4"E, 1"N) is ># hosted by NGC 3191, a barred-spiral (SB(s)bc pec) galaxy. The host galaxy of SN 2003ds is not NGC 3191, but MCG +08-19-17 = KUG 1015+467, a compact galaxy with a UV excess. It is located about 1' west of NGC 3191. The position of SN 2003ds is accurate, and the offset given above was from the nucleus of MCG +08-19-17. Sincerely Yours, Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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