Circular No. 8075

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SUPERNOVA 2003au IN NGC 6095

    Further to IAUC 8070, M. Schwartz and W. Li report the LOTOSS
discovery of an apparent supernova (mag about 19.2) on an
unfiltered images taken on Feb. 17.5 and 18.5 UT.  SN 2003au is
located at R.A. = 16h11m11s.56, Decl. = +61o15'58".2 (equinox
2000.0), which is 4".8 east and 6".9 south of the nucleus of NGC
6095.  A KAIT image taken on 2002 June 5.3 showed nothing at this
position (limiting mag about 20.0).

Host galaxy info: Vel = 9244 km/s, 1.8 x 1.6, 13.62, S0-:

SN type info: Ia

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