Circular No. 7798

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SUPERNOVA 2002H IN MCG -02-35-11

D. Weisz and W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley, report the LOTOSS (cf. IAUC 7514) discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered CCD images taken with the 0.8-m Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT) on Jan. 19.5 (mag about 16.7) and 20.5 UT (mag about 16.8). SN 2002H is located at R.A. = 13h38m27s.58, Decl. = -10o43'12".9 (equinox 2000.0), which is 32".0 west and 58".0 south of the nucleus of MCG -02-35-11. A KAIT image taken on 2001 June 18.3 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.0).

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Host galaxy info: Vel = 6679 km/s, 1.3 x 1.2, 13.79, S0 pec

SN type info: SN Ia

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