[IAUC] CBET 1461: 20080806 : SUPERNOVA 2008er IN UGC 1563

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SUPERNOVA 2008er IN UGC 1563
     T. Boles, Coddenham, England, reports the discovery of an apparent
supernova (mag 18.5) on unfiltered CCD images taken on Aug 5.101 and
6.095 UT with a 0.35-m reflector.  The new object is located at R.A. =
02h04m36s.27, Decl. = +47o56'10".4 (equinox 2000.0), which is approximately
1".2 west and 8".1 south of the center of UGC 1563.  Nothing is present at
this position on Boles' images from 2007 Nov. 15 and 2008 Jan. 27 (limiting
mag 19.5) or on Digitixed Sky Survey [lates from 1989 Sept. (limiting red
mag 20.5) and 1989 Aug. 31 (limiting blue mag 21.0).


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2008 August 6                    (CBET 1461)              Daniel W. E. Green