Circular No. 7727

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SUPERNOVA 2001ep IN NGC 1699

D. Hutchings and W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley, report the discovery by LOTOSS (cf. IAUC 7514) of an apparent supernova in unfiltered images taken with the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT) on Oct. 3.5 (mag about 17.1) and 4.4 UT (mag about 16.8). SN 2001ep is located at R.A. = 4h57m00s.26, Decl. = -4 45'40".2 (equinox 2000.0), which is 10".2 east and 15".8 south of the nucleus of NGC 1699. A KAIT image taken on Sept. 28.4 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.0).

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Host galaxy info: Vel = 3901 km/s, 0.9' x 0.5', 15, SA(rs)b

SN type info: Ia

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