IAUC 8471: 2005O; C/2004 T8, Y5, Y6, Y7, Y8; Sats OF SATURN

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                                                  Circular No. 8471Central Bureau for Astronomical TelegramsINTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNIONMailstop 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.IAUSUBS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions)CBAT@CFA.HARVARD.EDU (science)URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html  ISSN 0081-0304Phone 617-495-7440/7244/7444 (for emergency use only)SUPERNOVA 2005O IN NGC 3340     Y.-T. Chen, Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National CentralUniversity, Chung-Li, reports the discovery by the Taiwan SupernovaSurvey of an apparent supernova (mag about 16.1) on unfiltered CCDimages taken on Jan. 16.780 UT with the 1-m Lulin Observatorytelescope.  The new object had brightened to mag about 15.2 on aconfirming image taken on Jan. 20.650.  SN 2005O is located at R.A.= 10h42m18s.32, Decl. = -0o22'41".2 (equinox 2000.0), which is 5".3east and 4".8 south of the center of NGC 3340.  Nothing was visibleat this on an image taken on 2004 Dec. 27.855 (limiting mag about18.6).COMETS C/2004 T8, Y5, Y6, Y7, Y8 (SOHO)     Further toIAUC 8469, following are the initial observationsof additional Kreutz sungrazing comets found on SOHO website images. Comet       2004 UT      R.A.(2000)Decl.   Inst.  F    MPEC C/2004 T8   Oct.  4.179  12 26.0  - 5 30   C3/2   HS   2005-B39 C/2004 Y5   Dec. 25.821  18 26.3  -25 53   C3/2   BZ   2005-B39 C/2004 Y6        25.983  18 25.7  -24 59   C2     HS   2005-B39 C/2004 Y7        26.267  18 27.3  -24 48   C2     HS   2005-B39 C/2004 Y8        26.738  18 33.3  -26 04   C3     HO   2005-B39SATELLITES OF SATURN     The IAU Working Group on Planetary Science Nomenclature hasapproved the following new designations and names of satellites ofSaturn:     Saturn XXXI        Narvi         = S/2003 S 1     Saturn XXXII       Methone       = S/2004 S 1     Saturn XXXIII      Pallene       = S/2004 S 2     Saturn XXXIV       Polydeuces    = S/2004 S 5The WGPSN also notes that the spelling of three of the names ofSaturn's satellites as given onIAUC 8177 was subsequently revised.The correct spelling is as follows:     Saturn XXIII       Suttungr      = S/2000 S 12     Saturn XXVII       Skathi        = S/2000 S 8     Saturn XXX         Thrymr        = S/2000 S 7                      (C) Copyright 2005 CBAT2005 January 21                (8471)            Daniel W. E. Green

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