Circular No. 7374

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SUPERNOVA 2000N IN MCG -02-34-054

Y. Sato and W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley, on behalf of the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (cf. IAUC 6627, 7126) with the 0.8-m Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT), report the discovery of an apparent supernova in MCG -02-34-054. The new object was discovered on an unfiltered image taken on Mar 4.4 UT (mag about 17.3), and confirmed at about the same magnitude on an unfiltered image taken by Tim Puckett with the Puckett Observatory 0.60-m automated supernova patrol telescope on Mar 5.2 UT. The new object is located at R.A.=13h27m56s.19, Decl.= -13 24'48".3 (equinox 2000.0), which is 9".2 east and 34".1 north of the nucleus of MCG -02-34-054. An unfiltered image on Dec 25.5 UT, 1999 showed nothing at the position of the SN (limiting mag about 19.0).

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Host galaxy info: V = 3990 km/s, 1.8'x1.3', SB(rs)bc

SN type info: II

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