Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

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PSN J02182396+1633586

PSN J02182396+1633586   2012 12 13.15  *  02 18 23.96 +16 33 58.6  18.7 U    15E 14N            D 0

2012 12 17.2767

PSN detected at coordinates 02 18 24.04 +16 33 57.9 (UCAC3). Magnitude 18.6 U +/- 0.3 . Limiting magnitude 20.2 . Sum of 14 x 240-sec images. Nothing seen at these coordinates on DSS except edge of galaxy.. Observer: R. A. Koff, Antelope Hills Observatory, Bennett, Colorado USA (H09). Image posted at: http://antelopehillsobservatory.org/SNpictures/PSNJ02182396+1633586final.jpg

2012 12 17.95161

This object was observed by Federica Luppi and Luca Buzzi from Schiaparelli Observatory, Varese, Italy. In a stack of images totalling 5 minutes of unfiltered exposure time, the object has position end figures 24s.07, 57".9 and magnitude 18.4. Image posted at URL:http://www.astrogeo.va.it/pub/TOCP/PSN_J02182396+1633586.jpg