Description
Repeated imaging observations have been made of NGC 4527 with the Hubble Space Telescope between 1999 April and June, over an interval of 69 days. Images were obtained on 12 epochs in the F555W band and on five epochs in the F814W band. The galaxy hosted the Type Ia supernova SN 1991T, which showed relatively unusual behaviour by having both an abnormal spectrum near light maximum, and a slower declining light curve than the prototypical Branch-normal SNe Ia. A total of 86 variables that are putative Cepheids have been found, with periods ranging from 7.4 days to over 70 days.
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