SN2003P – discovery

Tom Boles

SN2003P in MCG +09-13-107, discovered 2003 January 23. IAU Circular 8057 : T. Boles reports the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag. 18.0) on unfiltered CCD images taken on Jan. 23.916, 24.250, and 25.758 UT. The new object is located at RA 8h 01m 15s.63, Dec +55º 44' 34".8, which is approximately 3".5 east and 3".5 north of the center of MCG +09-13-107. SN2003P is not present on Boles’ images from 2002 Nov. 3 (limiting mag. 19.5) or Apr. 8 (limiting mag. 19.0), and it is not present on second Palomar Sky Survey red (1995) or blue (1998) plates or on the Quick V northern plate (1984).