[IAUC] CBET 845: 20070216 : SUPERNOVA 2007Y IN NGC 1187

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 845
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SUPERNOVA 2007Y IN NGC 1187
     L. A. G. Monard, Pretoria, South Africa, reports his discovery
of an apparent supernova (mag about 17.5 +/- 0.3) on unfiltered CCD
images taken with a 0.35-m reflector on Feb. 15.774 UT, with
confirming images on Feb. 16.740 showing the new object at mag about
17.1 +/- 0.2.  SN 2007Y is located at R.A. = 3h02m35s.92, Decl. =
-22o53'50".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is 24" west and 110" south of
the nucleus of NGC 1187.  Nothing is present at this location on an
image taken by Monard on 2006 Dec. 13.855 (limiting red mag 18.0)
or on earlier images taken there; also, nothing is visible at this
position on the Digitized Sky Survey (limiting red mag 20.5).


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2007 February 16                 (CBET 845)               Daniel W. E. Green