AAVSO Special Notice #273

Possible Nova in Ophiuchus = PNV J17260708-2551454
March 28, 2012

AAVSO Special Notice #273
28 March 2012

AAVSO Special Notice #272

Possible Nova in Centaurus = PNV J13410800-5815470
March 28, 2012

AAVSO Special Notice #270
Possible Recurrent Nova in the LMC = TCP J04550000-7027150
March 27, 2012

AAVSO Special Notice #269
SUPERNOVA 2012aw IN M95 (NGC 3351) = PSN J10435372+1140177
March 24, 2012

GRB Detection Date: 12/03/27 02:55:16.63 UT
GRB Notice Date: Tue 27 Mar 12 03:06:10 UT
Center of Error Pattern RA: 246.828d {+16h 27m 19s} (J2000), Dec: -29.415d {-29d 24' 54"} (J2000),
Error Pattern Size (diameter arc min): 6 min
Distance to Sun: 116.66
Distance to Moon: 164.74
Type of Notice (see web page for details): Swift-BAT GRB Position
Comments from GCN: SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates. This Notice was delayed by more than 60 sec past the end of the trigger integration interval; probably due to it occurring during a Malindi downlink session. This is a rate trigger. A point_source was found. This does not match any source in the on-board catalog. This does not match any source in the ground catalog. This is a GRB. This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 11.89,3.73 [deg].

GRB Detection Date: 12/03/26 01:20:29.28 UT
GRB Notice Date: Mon 26 Mar 12 01:20:49 UT
Center of Error Pattern RA: 273.925d {+18h 15m 42s} (J2000), Dec: +69.278d {+69d 16' 41"} (J2000),
Error Pattern Size (diameter arc min): 6 min
Distance to Sun: 88.35
Distance to Moon: 85.15
Type of Notice (see web page for details): Swift-BAT GRB Position
Comments from GCN: SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates. This is a rate trigger. A point_source was found. This does not match any source in the on-board catalog. This does not match any source in the ground catalog. This is a GRB. This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 74.21,-7.93 [deg].