Circular No. 7953

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SUPERNOVA 2002el IN NGC 6986

B. Beutler and W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley (UCB), report the LOTOSS (cf. IAUC 7906) discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Aug. 12.3 (mag about 17.6) and 13.3 UT (mag about 17.3). SN 2002el is located at R.A. = 20h56m30s.09, Decl. = -18o33'34".3 (equinox 2000.0), which is 8".1 west and 24".8 north of the nucleus of NGC 6986. A KAIT image taken on Aug. 5.3 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 18.5).

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Host galaxy info: vel = 9000 km/s, 1.0 x 0.6, 14.55, SB0-?

SN type info: Ia

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