Circular No. 8007

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SUPERNOVA 2002hk IN MCG +07-15-6

	 M. Ganeshalingam and W. Li, University of California at
	 Berkeley (UCB), report the LOTOSS (cf. IAUC 7906) discovery of an
	 apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Nov. 2.5 (mag
	 about 18.2) and 4.5 UT (mag about 17.9).  SN 2002hk is located at
	 R.A. = 7h07m14s.05, Decl. = +44o48'46".2 (equinox 2000.0), which is
	 11".9 east and 14".0 south of the nucleus of MCG +07-15-6.  A KAIT
	 image taken on Oct. 22.5 showed nothing at this position (limiting
	 mag about 19.0).

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Host galaxy info: vel = 5751 km/s, 0.6 x 0.4, 14.7, Sb

SN type info: II

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