[IAUC] CBET 1356: 20080425 : SUPERNOVA 2008cc IN ESO 107-G4

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SUPERNOVA 2008cc IN ESO 107-G4
     G. Pignata, J. Maza, M. Hamuy, R. Antezana, L. Gonzalez, P. Gonzalez, P.
Lopez, S. Silva, G. Folatelli, and D. Iturra, 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 behalf of the CHASE project,
report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag approximately 16.0 +/- 0.3)
on an R-band image taken on Apr. 24.28 UT with the 0.41-m "PROMPT 4" telescope
located at Cerro Tololo.  The new object, which is also present at mag
approximately 17.3 +/- 0.5 in an image taken on Apr. 5.30, is located at R.A.
= 21h03m29s.62 +/- 0".1, Decl. = -67o11'01".1 +/- 0".1 (equinox 2000.0), which
is about 0".2 west and 8".7 south of center of the galaxy.  Nothing is visible
at this position on archival images taken on 2008 Apr. 2.31 (limiting mag
17.5) and 2007 Nov. 8.02 (limiting mag 18.0).


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2008 April 25                    (CBET 1356)              Daniel W. E. Green