Circular No. 8214

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SUPERNOVAE 2003im, 2003in, 2003io, 2003ip

Further to IAUC 8207, W. Li reports the LOTOSS discovery of
three apparent supernovae (2003im, 2003in, 2003ip) on unfiltered
KAIT images.  Also, T. Puckett, Mountain Town, GA; and B. Kerns,
Stanton, ND, report the discovery of an apparent supernova (2003io)
on an unfiltered CCD frame (limiting mag 19.3) taken with the
Puckett Observatory 0.35-m automated supernova patrol telescope,
the new object being confirmed on unfiltered CCD frames taken by M.
Marcus on Oct. 2.16 UT.
 
 SN       2003 UT       R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.   Mag.     Offset
 2003im   Sept. 30.4    5 44 59.28  - 8 53 11.5  17.4  1".6 E, 11".6 N
 2003in   Sept. 30.5    3 35 33.31  + 5 03 52.7  17.8  2".9 E, 8".5 S
 2003io   Sept. 30.27   2 17 26.87  +14 34 36.3  17.1  11".3 E, 12".5 S
 2003ip   Oct.   1.3    0 33 16.76  + 7 54 19.5  16.5  20".3 E, 1".2 N
  
Puckett adds that SN 2003io in UGC 1761 does not appear on
unfiltered images taken by himself on 1999 Oct. 17 or 2000 Jan. 2
and 7 (limiting mag about 20.0).  Additional approximate LOTOSS
magnitudes (K = KAIT image; T = Tenagra II image):  SN 2003im in a
galaxy within Abell cluster 85, 2002 Dec. 28.1, [19.0 (T); Oct. 1.4,
17.3 (K).  SN 2003in in IC 1956, Jan. 23.1, [19.5 (T); Oct. 1.5,
17.7 (K).  SN 2003ip in UGC 327, 2002 Dec. 29.1, [19 (T); 2003 Oct.
2.3, 16.5 (K).

Host galaxy info: vel = 5398 km/s, 1.1 x 0.4, 15.36, Sbc

SN type info: II

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