SN 2002cu

Circular No. 7898

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SUPERNOVA 2002cu NEAR NGC 6575

Li reports the LOTOSS discovery of a possible supernova on unfiltered CCD images taken with the 0.8-m Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT) on May 11.5 (mag about 17.6) and 12.5 UT (mag about 17.3). Located at R.A. = 18h10m50s.40, Decl. = +31o06'32".3 (equinox 2000.0), SN 2002cu is 91".3 west and 26".0 south of the nucleus of NGC 6575. A KAIT image taken on May 5.5 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 18.5).

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Host galaxy info: Vel = 6992 km/s, 1.8 x 1.3, 13.69, E

SN type info: Ia

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