Circular No. 7732

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SUPERNOVA 2001ev IN UGC 2653

M. Papenkova and W. D. Li, University of California at Berkeley, report the discovery by LOTOSS (cf. IAUC 7514) of an apparent supernova (mag about 18.8) in unfiltered images taken with the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT) on Oct. 11.5 and 12.3 UT. SN 2001ev is located at R.A. = 3h18m39s.04, Decl. = +37o36'31".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is 8".6 east and 2".5 north of the nucleus of UGC 2653. KAIT images taken on Sept. 15.5 (limiting mag about 19.8) and 29.5 (limiting mag about 19.0) showed nothing at this position.

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Host galaxy info: Vel = 6939 km/s, 1.4 x 0.5, 16.5, Sd

SN type info: SN II

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