2006IAUC.8744....2J

Several new apparent supernovae have been reported: 2006ep independently on unfiltered CCD images by N. Joubert and W. Li (LOSS/KAIT; cf. IAUC 8741; tabulated data below from KAIT) and by K. Itagaki (cf. IAUC 8711; via S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan); and 2006eq and 2006er on g-, r-, and i-band images by J. Frieman (on behalf of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey II collaboration; details given on CBET 611; approximate g magnitudes tabulated below). SN 2006 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2006ep Aug. 30.35 0 41 24.88 +25 29 46.7 17.8 43" W, 11".3 S 2006eq Aug. 26 21 28 37.13 + 1 13 41.2 18.7 7" W, 7" S 2006er Aug. 26 0 21 37.54 - 1 00 35.9 19.5 5" W, 2" N Additional magnitudes for 2006ep in NGC 214: Aug. 21.6 UT, [19 (Itagaki); 25.37, [19.2 (KAIT); 26.64, [19 (Itagaki); 30.637, 18.1 (Itagaki); 31.60, 17.8 (Itagaki). Itagaki's position end figures for 2006ep are 24s.88, 46".5. SN 2006ep is a type-Ib/c supernova (cf. CBET 612, 614), now near maximum. SN 2006eq is of type Ia, now within a week after maximum (cf. CBET 612).