SN 2002bn
SN 2002bn was discovered by M. Armstrong on an image taken on March 8
at a magnitude of 17.0. UGC 6527, the referred host of SN 2002bn, is
a name for the compact group of galaxies constructed by three members.
This group is a part of Arp 322 = HCG (Hickson) 56, which include 5 or
more galaxies. The apparent host is UGC 6527 NED03 = HCG 56B, a edge-on
SB0 galaxy. The expected maximum for typical SN Ia is mag about 16.8,
which is not too far from the observed value. This SN turned out to have
been a type Ia, four weeks after maximum on Mar. 9.28 (vsnet-campaign-sn
377).