SN 2002C

Circular No. 7793

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SUPERNOVA 2002C IN IC 3376

B. Swift and W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley, report the discovery by LOTOSS (cf. IAUC 7514) of an apparent supernova in unfiltered images taken with the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT) on Jan. 14.5 (mag 16.7) and 15.5 UT (mag 16.8). SN 2002C is located at R.A. = 12h27m52s.66, Decl. = +27o00'06".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is 30".6 east and 30".7 north of the nucleus of IC 3376. A KAIT image taken on 2001 May 27.3 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.0).

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Host galaxy info: Vel = 7165 km/s, 1.7 x 1.3, 13.80, (R)SBa

SN type info: SN II

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