[IAUC] CBET 1481: 20080827 : SUPERNOVA 2008fc IN UGC 2883

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1481
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SUPERNOVA 2008fc IN UGC 2883
     Further to CBET 1473, D. Winslow, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko, University
of California, report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on
unfiltered KAIT images:

 SN       2008 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
 2008fc   Aug. 25.51   3 52 12.91  - 1 30 30.9   16.6    17".8 W, 1".3 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008fc in UGC 2883:  Feb. 8.15 UT, [18.5;
Aug. 26.49, 16.5.


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2008 August 27                   (CBET 1481)              Daniel W. E. Green