[IAUC] CBET 1326: 20080404 : SUPERNOVA 2008bp IN NGC 3095

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1326
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SUPERNOVA 2008bp IN NGC 3095
     G. Pignata, J. Maza, M. Hamuy, R. Antezana, L. Gonzalez, P. Gonzalez, P.
Lopez, S. Silva, and G. Folatelli, Universidad de Chile; and D. Reichart, K.
Ivarsen, A. Crain, D. Foster, M. Nysewander, and A. LaCluyze, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on the behalf CHASE project, report the
discovery of an apparent supernova (mag approximately 17.7) on a luminance-
filter CCD image taken on Apr. 2.23 UT with the 0.41-m "PROMPT 2" telescope
located at Cerro Tololo; a confirming image from Apr. 4.00 shows 2008bp at
mag approximately 17.6.  The new object is located at R.A. = 10h00m01s.57,
Decl. = -31o33'21".8 (equinox 2000.0; uncertainty +/- 0".2 in each coordinate),
which is about 54".4 west and 11".8 south of center of the galaxy NGC 3095.
Nothing is visible at this position on archival images taken on Mar. 16.12 and
21.01 (limiting mag 18.0).  The type-II supernova 2004ej also appeared in NGC
3095.


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2008 April 4                     (CBET 1326)              Daniel W. E. Green