[IAUC] CBET 961: 20070513 : SUPERNOVA 2007ch IN NGC 6000

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 961
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SUPERNOVA 2007ch IN NGC 6000
     L. A. G. Monard, Pretoria, South Africa, reports his discovery of
an apparent supernova (mag 17.2 +/- 0.2) on unfiltered CCD images taken
on May 11.917 UT with a 0.35-m telescope at the Bronberg Observatory
near Pretoria; 2007ch was confirmed on May 12.737 at mag 17.0 +/- 0.2.
The new object is located at R.A. = 15h49m47s.82, Decl. = -29o23'13".7
(equinox 2000.0), which is 23" west and 1" south of the nucleus of the
galaxy NGC 6000.  Nothing is visible at this location on an image from
the Digitized Sky Survey (limiting red mag 20.5) or on an image taken
on Apr. 19 by Monard (limiting red mag 18.5).


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2007 May 13                      (CBET 961)               Daniel W. E. Green