[IAUC] CBET 770: 20061206 : SUPERNOVA 2006rz

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 770
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SUPERNOVA 2006rz
     Further to CBETs 611 and 762, B. Bassett, South African Astronomical
Observatory (SAAO); A. Becker, University of Washington (UW); H. Brewington,
Apache Point Observatory (APO); C. Choi, Seoul National University (SNU);
D. Cinabro, Wayne State University; F. DeJongh, Fermilab; J. Dembicky, APO;
D. L. DePoy, Ohio State University (OSU); B. Dilday, University of Chicago
(UC); M. Doi, University of Tokyo (UoT); J. Frieman, Fermilab and UC; P.
Garnavich, University of Notre Dame; M. Harvanek, APO; C. Hogan, UW; J.
Holtzman, New Mexico State University; M. Im, SNU; S. Jha, Stanford
University (SU); K. Konishi, UoT; J. Krzesinski, APO; H. Lampeitl, Space
Telescope Science Institute (STScI); R. Kessler, UC; B. Ketzeback, D. Long,
O. Malanushenko, and V. Malanushenko, APO; J. Marriner and D. McGinnis,
Fermilab; R. McMillan, APO; G. Miknaitis, Fermilab; T. Morokuma, UoT; R.
Nichol, University of Portsmouth (UP); K. Pan, APO; J. L. Prieto, OSU;
M. Richmond, Rochester Institute of Technology; A. Riess, STScI; R. Romani,
SU; M. Sako, University of Pennsylvania; G. Saurage, APO; D. Schneider,
Pennsylvania State University; M. Smith, UP; S. Snedden, APO; N. Takanashi
and K. Tokita, UoT; K. van der Heyden, SAAO; S. Watters, APO; C. Wheeler,
University of Texas; N. Yasuda, UoT; and C. Zheng, SU, on behalf of the
Sloan Digital Sky Survey II collaboration, report the discovery of a new
supernova (at magnitudes g = 20.0, r = 19.7, and i = 20.0) on images taken
with the SDSS 2.5-m telescope at APO by the SDSS observing team on Nov. 26
UT.  SN 2006rz is located at R.A. = 3h46m06s.78, Decl. = +0o23'23".1
(equinox 2000.0), essentially coincident with the previously catalogued
galaxy SDSS J034606.87+002325.0, an emission-line galaxy with a redshift of
0.0309.  J. Eastman, J. L. Prieto, L. Watson, R. Assef, K. Schlesinger, D.
DePoy, OSU; and A. Crotts, Columbia University, report that spectroscopic
observations with the Hiltner 2.4-m telescope at MDM Observatory on Nov. 30
indicate that 2006rz is a type-Ia supernova that is now (Dec. 5) around
maximum light.


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2006 December 6                  (CBET 770)               Daniel W. E. Green