[IAUC] CBET 1474: 20080821 : SUPERNOVA 2008ez

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1474
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SUPERNOVA 2008ez
     L. A. G. Monard, Pretoria, S. Africa, reports his discovery of an
apparent supernova on unfiltered CCD images taken at the Bronberg
Observatory on Aug. 18.711 (at mag 17.2 +/- 0.4), 20.700 (at mag 17.4
+/- 0.3), and 21.699 UT (at mag 17.1 +/- 0.2).  The new object is located
at R.A. = 13h34m55s.27, Decl. = +13o43'48".6 (equinox 2000.0), which is 4"
west and 43" south of the core of a galaxy that is in turn about 12' west-
northwest of the galaxy NGC 5230.  Nothing is visible at this position in
Digitized Sky Survey images (limiting red mag mag 20.5) or on the previous
image of this galaxy taken by Monard on July 29.717 (limiting mag 18.5).


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2008 August 21                   (CBET 1474)              Daniel W. E. Green