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Electronic Telegram No. 888
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION M.S. 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
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SUPERNOVA 2007as IN ESO 18-G18 P. Luckas, Perth, W. Australia; O. Trondal, Oslo, Norway; and M. Schwartz, Patagonia, AZ, report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 15.8) on unfiltered CCD frames taken with the 0.35-m telescope at Perth on Mar. 13.61 and 15.53 UT in the course of the Tenagra Observatory Supernova Search. SN 2007as is located at R.A. = 9h27m36s.01, Decl. = -80o10'39".2 (equinox 2000.0), which is 12".1 west and 8".8 north of the center of ESO 18-G18 (which itself has position end figures 40s.67, 48".0). Nothing was visible at the position of 2007as on an image taken by Luckas on Mar. 6.62 (limiting magnitude about 18.0) or on a Digitized Sky Survey image from 1996 Feb. 19 (limiting red mag 21.0). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2007 CBAT 2007 March 15 (CBET 888) Daniel W. E. Green

Electronic Telegram No. 899

SUPERNOVAE 2007as AND 2007at N. Morrell and G. Folatelli, on behalf of the Carnegie Supernova Project, report spectroscopic observations (range 343-963 nm) of 2007as and 2007at obtained on Mar. 19.04 and 19.28 UT, respectively, with the 2.5-m du Pont telescope (+ Boller & Chivens spectrograph) at Las Campanas Observatory. The spectrum of 2007as (cf. CBET 888) shows this to be a type-Ia supernova at a few days before maximum light. Assuming the NED recession velocity of 5268 km/s for the host galaxy (Fairall and Woudt 2006, MNRAS 366, 267), the absorption minimum of the Si II 635.5-nm doublet indicates an expansion velocity of 13300 km/s, while that of the Ca II H-and-K doublet corresponds to 23300 km/s, which suggests a young age for the supernova.

 

 
2008bq Type Ia April 2, 2008 ESO 308-G25
2007as Type Ia March 13, 2007 ESO 18-G18
2006du Type II July 18, 2006 IC 1529
2006ck Type Ic May 20, 2006 UGC 8238
2006bs Type II April 19, 2006 MCG +0-27-14
2006ai Type II February 17, 2006 ESO 5-G9
2006y Type II February 3, 2006 Anon
2005my Type II December 30, 2005 ESO 302-G27
2005gm Type IIn October 9, 2005 NGC 1423
2005dk Type II August 21, 2005 IC 4882
2005dc Type Ia July 26, 2005 NGC 7107


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