[IAUC] CBET 545: 20060615 : SUPERNOVA 2006da

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 545
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SUPERNOVA 2006da
     Further to IAUC 8622, R. Quimby, University of Texas, reports the
discovery of an apparent supernova in unfiltered CCD images taken on
June 12.41 (at mag about 16.6), and 13.41 UT (mag about 16.8) using the
0.45-m ROTSE-IIIb telescope at the McDonald Observatory.  SN 2006da is
located at R.A. = 23h27m48s.57, Decl. = +14o28'27".0 (equinox 2000.0),
which is 1".5 west and 4".2 south of the center of the apparent host
galaxy (catalogued redshift of z = 0.041 from the Sloan Digital Sky
Survey).  The new object was found by subtracting a co-addition of
images taken between 2005 July 15 and 2005 Sept. 12 (limiting mag about
18.8) from the 2006 June images.


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2006 June 15                     (CBET 545)               Daniel W. E. Green