2003IAUC.8254....1A

Further to IAUC 8252, M. Armstrong reports his discovery of two apparent supernovae on unfiltered CCD images taken with a 0.35-m reflector. SN 2003 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2003kx Dec. 8.068 8 04 12.35 +84 38 27.3 16.8 18" W, 1".7 S 2003ky Dec. 8.180 11 58 06.30 +47 19 59.5 17.4 4".8 W, 6".2 S SN 2003kx in UGC 4078 was also imaged on Dec. 9.075 UT, but nothing was visible at its location on Armstrong's images from Oct. 17 and Nov. 6 (limiting mag 19). SN 2003ky in NGC 4001 was also imaged by Armstrong on Dec. 9.219, but nothing was visible at its location on an image from May 26 (limiting mag 19.5). Neither new object is visible on Palomar Sky Survey red and blue plates.