SN 1999ej

Circular No. 7286

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SUPERNOVA 1999ej IN NGC 495

A. Friedman, J. Y. King, and W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley (UCB), report the discovery by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS; cf. IAUC 6627, 7126) with the 0.8-m Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT) of an apparent supernova in NGC 495. SN 1999ej was discovered and confirmed on unfiltered images taken on Oct. 18.3 and 19.3 UT (both with mag about 18.1). The new object is located at R.A. = 1h22m57s.38, Decl. = +33o27'58".0 (equinox 2000.0), which is 17".7 east and 20".1 south of the nucleus of NGC 495. A KAIT image of the same field on Oct. 15.3 (limiting mag about 19.0) showed nothing at this position.

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Host galaxy info: V = 4114 km/s, 1.3'x0.8', (R')SB(s)0/a pec:

SN type inof: SN Ia

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