Supernova 2011ki in UGC 10246 = Psn J16103055+2730005
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2014
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Reported the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey discovery of an apparent supernova in public images from the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS): SN 2011 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2011ki June 1.34 16 10 30.55 +27 30 00.5 19.0 6".9 W, 3".0 N The variable was designated PSN J16103055+2730005 when it was posted at the Central Bureau's TOCP webpage and is here designated SN 2011ki based on the spectroscopic confirmation of this as a type-II supernova on June 3 by Gal-Yam et al. (cf. website URL http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=3403; they also observed 2011ki at mag 19.9 on June 3.38 UT, deriving position end figures 30s.46, 29'59".2). Further CCD magnitudes for 2011ki: 2011 May 20.41, [20.2 (CSS); June 3.357, 18.6 (J. Brimacombe, Cairns, Australia; remotely using a 51-cm RCOS telescope + STL11K camera at the New Mexico Skies observatory near Mayhill, NM, USA; position end figures 30s.48, 30"01".3; image posted at URL http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/5807504812/)....