Electronic Telegram No. 137
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVAE 2005bi AND 2005bj
     T. Boles, Coddenham, England, reports the discovery of two
apparent supernovae on unfiltered CCD images taken with a 0.35-m
reflector.  SN 2005bi (mag 18.5) was observed on Apr. 11.015 and
12.004 UT at R.A. = 16h27m21s.27, Decl. = +39o06'43".2, which is
approximately 10".0 west and 8".0 north of the center of MCG
+07-34-36; nothing was visible at this location on Boles' images
taken on 2004 Aug. 6 and May 27 (limiting mag 19.5) or on Digitized
Sky Survey plates from 1993 (limiting mag 20.5) and 1989 (limiting
blue mag 20.5).  SN 2005bj (mag 17.7) was observed on Apr. 11.096
and 12.014 at R.A. = 16h49m44s.74, Decl. = +17o51'48".7, which is
approximately 12".0 east and 3".5 south of the center of MCG +03-43-5;
nothing was visible at this location on Boles' images taken on 2004
July 5 and May 22 (limiting mag 19.5) or on Digitized Sky Survey
plates from 1992 (limiting mag 21.0) and 1991 (limiting blue mag 20.5).


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2005 April 12                    (CBET 137)               Daniel W. E. Green