SN 2002fb

Circular No. 7967

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SUPERNOVAE 2002ez, 2002fa, AND 2002fb

Three new supernovae have been discovered on unfiltered CCD images, as listed below. SNe 2002ez and 2002fa were reported by W. M. Wood-Vasey et al. (cf. IAUC 7964, to which should be added B. Farris) on NEAT images obtained at Palomar, while SN 2002fb was found by LOTOSS (cf. IAUC 7906) on KAIT images and reported by D. Weisz and W. D. Li. SN 2002 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2002ez July 23.28 22 00 20.93 -14 00 22.5 17.6 4" E, 18" S 2002fa Aug. 24.34 20 52 21.78 + 2 08 41.9 19.4 4".1 E 2002fb Sept. 6.4 1 57 48.90 +36 20 26.3 17.1: 17".5 W, 9".1 S Additional magnitude estimates from the same respective observatories for each object: SN 2002ez, 2001 Sept. 6 UT, [20.5; Nov. 27, [20.5; 2002 July 23.40, 17.6; 29, 18.5; Aug. 8, 18.4; 20, 18.9; 26, 19.3. SN 2002fa, July 1, [20.5; 20, [20.5; Aug. 3, [20.5; Aug. 24.39, 19.4; Sept. 1, 19.3. SN 2002fb in NGC 759, Aug. 31.4, [19.0:; Sept. 7.4, 16.9: (1-m Nickel telescope).

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Host galaxy info: vel = 4667 km/s, 1.6 x 1.4, 13.84, E

SN type info: Ia-pec

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