[IAUC] CBET 1259: 20080214 : SUPERNOVA 2008aj IN MCG +06-30-34

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SUPERNOVA 2008aj IN MCG +06-30-34
     T. Boles, Coddenham, England, reports the discovery of an apparent
supernova (mag 16.9) on an unfiltered CCD image taken on Feb. 13.134 UT
with a 0.35-m reflector.  The new object is located at R.A. = 13h33m06s.33,
Decl. = +33o08'59".0 (equinox 2000.0), which is approximately 3".3 west
and 7".3 south of the center of MCG +06-30-34.  Boles measures end figures
06s.35, 58".4 from a confirming image acquired by W. Li (University of
California at Berkeley) on Feb. 14.487.  Nothing is present at this
position on Boles' images from 2004 May 27 and 2005 Jan. 13 (limiting mag
19.5) or on Digitized Sky Survey plates from 1989 Mar. 9 (limiting red mag
20.5) and 1991 Apr. 8 (limiting blue mag 21.0).


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2008 February 14                 (CBET 1259)              Daniel W. E. Green