[IAUC] CBET 429: 20060313 : SUPERNOVA 2006av IN ESO 356-22

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SUPERNOVA 2006av IN ESO 356-22
     L. A. G. Monard, Pretoria, South Africa, reports his discovery
of an apparent supernova (mag about 18.3 +/- 0.3) on unfiltered CCD
images taken on Feb. 19.776 and 20.774 UT with a 0.30-m reflector.
The new object is located at R.A. = 2h57m46s.48, Decl. = -36o42'26".2
(equinox 2000.0), which is 30" west and 38" north of the nucleus of
ESO 356-22.  The new object is absent from the Digitized Sky Survey
in all bands (including limiting red mag 20.5).  Additional
approximate magnitudes from Monard:  Jan. 31.757, [18.5; Feb. 28.80,
18.7 +/- 0.4 (mediocre conditions; stacked images); Mar. 5.735, 19.0
+/- 0.2.  An image is available at
http://csp1.lco.cl/~cspuser1/SN_images/sn2006-356.gif


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2006 March 13                    (CBET 429)               Daniel W. E. Green