Electronic Telegram No. 774
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2006ss IN NGC 5579
     T. Boles, Coddenham, England, reports the discovery of an apparent
supernova (mag 17.6) on unfiltered CCD images taken on Dec. 17.212 and
18.111 UT with a 0.35-m reflector.  The new object is located at R.A. =
14h20m27s.46, Decl. = +35o11'42".7 (equinox 2000.0), which is approximately
11".9 east and 22".7 north of the center of NGC 5579.  Nothing is present
at this location on Boles' images from Mar. 6 and June 30 (limiting mag
19.5) or on Digitized Sky Survey images from 1988 Mar. 16 (limiting blue
mag 21.0) and 1992 May 1 (limiting red mag 20.5).


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2006 December 18                 (CBET 774)               Daniel W. E. Green