Bright Supernova 2003hn, 0341-44C

Robert Evans, Hazelbrook, New South Wales, Australia reports his visual discovery of supernova 2003hn in NGC 1448 (IAUC 8186) on Aug. 25.7 UT at a magnitude of 14.1. Images by Las Campanas Observatory and Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory (CTIO) provide a position of:

R.A. = 03h 44m 36s.1 Decl. = -44o 37' 49

Most recent CTIO photometry taken on Aug. 26.32: V =14.36, B-V = +0.21, U-B = -0.87

SN 2003hn has been marked on the existing AAVSO Supernova Search chart for NGC 1448 The chart can be downloaded here:

http://www.aavso.org/cgi-bin/searchcharts3.pl?name=ngc%201448

Congratulations to Robert Evans, Chairman of the AAVSO Supernova Search Committee, on his discovery!