Electronic Telegram No. 18
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2003el IN NGC 5000
     Further to IAUC 8134, M. Papenkova and W. Li report the LOTOSS
discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images on May 22.3
(mag about 18.8) and 23.3 UT (mag about 18.9). SN 2003el is located at
R.A. = 13h09m46s.20, Decl. = +28 54'21".6 (equinox 2000.0), which is
16".7 west and 2".7 south of the nucleus of NGC 5000.  KAIT images on
Apr. 19.3 (limiting mag about 19.0), and Mar. 7.3 (limiting mag about
19.6) showed nothing at this position.


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                         (C) Copyright 2003 CBAT
2003 May 23                       (CBET 18)               Kyle E. Smalley