Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

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PSN J10540167+4601389

PSN J10540167+4601389   2012 02 24.2740*  10 54 01.67 +46 01 38.9  17.6 U    7W   1S  U6015     P 1

2012 02 25.419

This possible supernova in UGC 6015 was seen with 6 x 10 min images Astrometry: RA 10 54 01.75 Dec 46 01 38.0 Photometry: 17.8 +/- 0.1 L These data were collected by Joseph Brimacombe, Cairns, Australia. Link to image and further information: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/6782162750/

2012 02 25.4945

L. Elenin (Lyubertsy, Russia) and I. Molotov (Moscow, Russia) confirm an apparent supernova PSN J10540167+4601389. Object visible on 3x300sec images remotely taken at ISON-NM Observatory (Mayhill, NM, USA) with 0.45-m f/2.8 telescope + CCD (KAF09000) on Feb. 25.4945. Object located at 10h 54m 01s.66 +/- 0".1, +46d 01' 39".0 +/- 0".1 (NOMAD) and have magnitude about 17.0U (mag. limit ~19.6m). Nothing is visible at this position on the POSS and POSSII images. Image of PSN J10540167+4601389 available at http://spaceobs.org/images/TOCP/PSNJ10540167+4601389-20120225.png