Circular No. 8592

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SUPERNOVAE 2005dq, 2005dr, 2005ds

Three apparent supernovae have been reported from unfiltered
CCD images -- 2005dq by M. Armstrong (cf. IAUC 8406) and the other
two by D. R. Madison, R. R. Prasad, and W. Li (LOSS/KAIT; cf. IAUC
8590).

SN      2005 UT       R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005dq  Aug. 30.086  22 44 46.45  +33 27 37.6  17.9   9".4 E, 0".5 S
2005dr  Aug. 29.51    5 02 17.18  + 7 38 21.4  18.5   12".0 W, 12".0 N
2005ds  Aug. 31.21   17 57 39.89  +27 50 18.4  18.7   14".4 W, 13".1 N

Additional approximate magnitudes from the respective observers:
2005dq in UGC 12177, 1991 Sept. 13, [20.8 (Palomar Sky Survey red
plate); 1992 Oct. 19, [22.5 (POSS blue plate); 2003 Sept. 21, [19.5
(Armstrong); 2005 Aug. 30.895 UT, 17.9.  2005dr in UGC 3229, 2004
Mar. 8.18, [19.5; 2005 Aug. 31.49, 18.6.  2005ds in UGC 11064, Aug.
22.21, [19.5; 26.19, [19.0; Sept. 1.20, 18.5.

Host galaxy info: vel = 11317 km/s, 1.2 x 1.2, 15.10, SABc

SN type info: IIn

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