2004IAUC.8401....2Y

Three apparent new supernovae have been discovered on CCD images taken by J. Young (2004eg; Table Mountain 0.6-m f/16 reflector + R and I filters) and by T. Boles (2004eh and 2004ei; cf. IAUC 8399). SN 2004 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2004eg Sept. 1.488 4 28 08.26 +21 39 18.3 19.5 20" W, 1".4 S 2004eh Sept. 8.003 2 26 11.82 +27 36 24.1 17.1 7".8 W, 11".6 N 2004ei Sept. 8.074 3 41 32.69 +37 13 30.2 17.9 4".3 E, 2".9 S Approximate unfiltered CCD magnitudes from the respective discoverers (plus LOSS/KAIT magnitudes by W. Li, who independently found SN 2004eg): SN 2004eg in UGC 3053, Feb. 5.12, [20.0 (Li); Aug. 20.48, 18.4 (Li); Sept. 1.497, I = 19.0; 2.409, R = 19.5; 6.45, 18.6 (Li); 8.445, R = 19.5. SN 2004eh in UGC 1892, 2003 Oct. 19, [19.5; Nov. 27, [19.5; 2004 Sept. 9.001, 18.5. SN 2004ei in UGC 2817, Jan. 9, [19.5; Feb. 22, [19.5; Sept. 8.998, 17.9. None of the new objects is present on Sky Survey images dating to 1988-1991 (limiting red mag 20.8-21.5; limiting blue mag 21.5-22.5).