[IAUC] CBET 1345: 20080422 : SUPERNOVA 2008bv IN UGC 4653

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1345
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SUPERNOVA 2008bv IN UGC 4653
     Further to CBET 1341, W. Li and A. V. Filippenko report the LOSS
discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images:

 SN       2008 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
 2008bv   Apr. 19.21   8 53 54.64  +35 08 57.5   18.8    1".7 E, 3".9 S

The offset is relative to the northern component of the interacting galaxy
pair.  Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008bv:  Feb. 26.29 UT, [19.9; Apr.
22.20, 18.3.


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2008 April 22                    (CBET 1345)              Daniel W. E. Green