Possible SN in NGC3239

[Christian Buil]

Possible supernovae (V=13.7) in NGC3239

CB


----- Original Message -----
From: "FIDRICH Robert" <fidusz@zpok.hu>
To: "cvnet-outburst" <cvnet-outburst@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:45 AM
Subject: [cvnet-outburst] bright SN II in NGC3239


> Dear Friends,
>
> PSN J10250739+1709146 has been discovered by Tim Puckett's SN research
> team on Saturday evening in NGC 3239. Since then this SN brightened to
> 13.8-13.9 magnitudes:
>
> http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/ ... 09146.html
>
> According to Yi Cao et at. this is a Tye II supernova:
>
> Supernova Candidate in NGC3239 is Type II
>
> At UT 2012 Jan 10.275, we obtained a low resolution spectrum of the
> recent optical transient in NGC3239 (PSN J10250739+1709146; discovered
> by Moore, Newton and Puckett) with the Dual Imaging Spectograph on the
> ARC-3.5m telescope at Apache Point Observatory. We observe a blue
> continuum and P-Cygni Balmer features allowing us to classify this
> transient as a Type II supernova. The minimum of H-alpha absorption is
> blue-shifted by 9000 km/s. We thank Suzanne Hawley for facilitating
> these target of opportunity observations.
>
> http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=3855
>
> * * *
>
> Fresh new seqence is available via VSP:
>
> http://www.aavso.org/vsp
>
> Just type: PSN J10250739+1709146
>
>