The alleged Supernova 1989Z (= EQ J1158+4356) is merely a constant foreground star of NGC 4013 (cf. IAUC 6911, 6914, 6920). Regards, Patrick On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 10:12:39PM +0900, Taichi Kato wrote: > SN1989Z > > According to the latest version of CV Catalog (Downes et al.), the > following object is listed as a possible CV. > > 115832.0 +435658 (2000.0) SN1989Z G N4013 10E 4N - - - M.Shaw > > According to the catalog, the range is listed as 12.5V - 17. > > The apparent "host" galaxy is not a remote one, but the "SN" may have been > regarded as a foreground cataclysmic variable based on other reasons. > The object is not listed in GCVS/NSV. > > Monitoring for future outbursts are strongly recommended. > > Please report the object with the name SN1989Z. > > Regards, > Taichi Kato