[IAUC] CBET 764: 20061201 : SUPERNOVA 2006qp IN NGC 5735

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 764
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SUPERNOVA 2006qp IN NGC 5735
     S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the discovery by Koichi
Itagaki (Teppo-cho, Yamagata, Japan, 0.60-m f/5.7 reflector) of an
apparent supernova (mag 17.1) on nine unfiltered 20-s CCD frames
taken around Nov. 25.85 UT.  The new object is located at R.A. =
14h42m30s.65, Decl. = +28o43'25".9 (equinox 2000.0), which is 35"
west and 10" south of the center of NGC 5735.  Nothing is visible
at this location on Itagaki's image from Aug. 15 (limiting mag
18.5) or on earlier images to limiting mag 19.0, and nothing is
visible on the Digitized Sky Survey.  H. Naito, Nishi-Harima
Astronomical Observatory (NHAO); and M. Shimada, T. Takaki, and H.
Yamaoka, Kyushu University, confirmed 2006qp as a new object of
magnitude I about 17.5 on an I-band CCD image taken on Nov. 30.86
with the NHAO 0.60-m reflector.


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2006 December 1                  (CBET 764)               Daniel W. E. Green