Circular No. 8191

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SUPERNOVAE 2003hq, 2003hr, AND 2003hs

     Three additional apparent supernova have been reported from
     unfiltered CCD images:  SN 2003hq by M. Armstrong (cf. IAUC 8176),
     SN 2003hr by T. Boles (cf. IAUC 8185), and SN 2003hs by M.
     Ganeshalingam and W. Li (LOTOSS/KAIT; cf. IAUC 8188).

     SN      2003 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.     Mag.     Offset
     2003hq  Aug. 30.89  16 33 40.90  +50 22 37.7   17.1   2".5 W, 9" N
     2003hr  Aug. 31.16   8 24 39.06  +73 24 23.3   16.8   48" W, 20".4 S
     2003hs  Aug. 31.2   18 11 10.93  +49 52 08.9   18.8   11".4 E, 15".7 N

     Additional approximate magnitudes from the respective discoverers:
     SN 2003hq in MCG +08-30-27, June 13 UT, [19.0; Aug. 15, [19.0;
     31.934, 17.1.  SN 2003hr in NGC 2551, Mar. 23, [19.5; Apr. 2,
     [19.5; Sept. 1.150, 16.8.  SN 2003hs in UGC 11149, Aug. 19.2,
     [20.0; 24.2, [19.0, Sept. 1.2, 18.6.  SNe 2003hq and 2003hr are
     absent from Palomar Sky Survey plates

Host galaxy info: vel =14990 km/s, 1.3 x 0.7, 16.0, Sb

SN type info: Ia

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