[IAUC] CBET 893: 20070318 : SUPERNOVA 2007at IN ESO 580-G44

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 893
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SUPERNOVA 2007at IN ESO 580-G44
     Further to IAUC 8813, N. Lee and W. Li report the LOSS discovery
of an apparent supernova (at mag 17.7) on an unfiltered KAIT image
taken on Mar. 18.53 UT, with an earlier confirming image from Mar.
3.51 showing the new object at mag 17.8.  SN 2007at is located at
R.A. = 14h51m12s.28, Decl. = -21o23'31".2 (equinox 2000.0), which
is 7".7 east and 7".8 south of the center of ESO 580-G44.  Nothing
is visible at this location on a KAIT image taken on 2006 June 26.20
(limiting mag 19.0).


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2007 March 18                    (CBET 893)               Daniel W. E. Green