[IAUC] CBET 877: 20070312 : SUPERNOVA 2007am IN NGC 3367

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 877
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SUPERNOVA 2007am IN NGC 3367
     Further to IAUC 8813, N. Joubert and W. Li report the discovery
of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Mar. 11.36
UT (at mag 17.8) and 12.31 UT (mag 18.0).  The new object is located
at at R.A. = 10h46m33s.62, Decl. = +13o45'09".3 (equinox 2000.0), which
is 20".1 west and 7".3 north of the center of NGC 3367.  A KAIT image
taken on Feb. 18.39 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag 19.5).


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2007 March 12                    (CBET 877)               Daniel W. E. Green