Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports"

PSN J06213846-5942506

PSN J06213846-5942506   2012 12 16.533 *  06 21 38.46 -59 42 50.6  14.8 U             P18880    5 0 

2012 12 16.533

Offset (seconds of arc) from galaxy PGC 18880(ESO 121-26) is 2W 93N. Discovery by Peter Marples, BOSS (Backyard Observatory Supernova Search).

2012 12 16.53

PSN offsets from galaxy nucleus are 2.3 arcsec west, and 93.6 arcsec North, measured at Windaroo Lakes Observatory, Queensland, Australia, Greg Bock on behalf of BOSS.(Backyard Observatory Supernova Search)

2012 12 18.565

This possible supernova in ESO 121-26 was detected with 6 x 15 min image using an infrared filter Astrometry: RA 06 21 38.49 Dec -59 42 51.0 Photometry: 14.67 +/- 0.04 IR > 700 nm (R as ref) These data were collected by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia Link to image and further information http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/8286710122/