[IAUC] CBET 581: 20060721 : SUPERNOVA 2006dt IN NGC 5681

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 581
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SUPERNOVA 2006dt IN NGC 5681
     Further to IAUC 8731, N. Lee and W. Li report the LOSS discovery
of an apparent supernova (mag 16.8) on an unfiltered KAIT image taken
on July 20.20 UT.  SN 2006dt is located at R.A. = 14h35m43s.11, Decl.
= +8o17'55".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is 2".9 east and 6".2 south of
the nucleus of NGC 5681.  Additional magnitudes for SN 2006dt:
July 11.20, [19.0; 15.23, 17.5.


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2006 July 21                     (CBET 581)               Daniel W. E. Green