Electronic Telegram No. 2
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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SUPERNOVA IN UGC 2984
     T. Puckett, Mountain Town, GA; and D. Tigner, Kanata, Ontario, report
the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 15.9) on an unfiltered
CCD frame (limiting mag 18.8) taken with the Puckett Observatory
0.35-m automated supernova patrol telescope on Dec. 23.27 UT.  The
candidate is located at R.A. = 4h13m12s.52, Decl. = +13d25'07".3
(equinox 2000.0), which is 1".9 west and 4".2 south of the center
of UGC 2984.  The new object was confirmed on unfiltered CCD frames
taken by A. Sehgal, Woodinville, WA, on Dec. 24.27.  The candidate does
not appear on unfiltered images taken by Puckett on 2001 Feb. 26,
Sept. 22 and Dec. 5 (limiting mag about 19.5), or on Palomar Sky Survey
images taken on 1990 Jan. 24, 1989 Nov. 5 (limiting mag about 21.0)
and 1953 Oct. 10 (limiting mag about 20.0).



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2002 December 24                  (CBET 2)                Brian G. Marsden