[IAUC] CBET 1266: 20080219 : VARIABLE OBJECT NEAR UGC 2700

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1266
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VARIABLE OBJECT NEAR UGC 2700
     Further to CBET 1265, W. Li and A. V. Filippenko report the LOSS
discovery of a variable object in the field of UGC 2700 on unfiltered KAIT
images taken on Feb. 17.15 (at mag 16.7) and 19.18 UT (mag 16.8).  The new
object is located at R.A. = 3h22m50s.43, Decl. = +42o31'03".7 (equinox
2000.0), which is 37".9 west and 128".2 south of the nucleus of UGC 2770.
A KAIT image taken on Jan. 14.18 showed nothing at this location (limiting
mag 18.9).  There is a faint, possibly extended object at this location on
Digitized Sky Survey red-plate images.  Spectroscopic observations are
encouraged to determine the nature of this object (a Galactic variable,
supernova, or active galactic nucleus).  A finder chart is available
at http://astro.berkeley.edu/~bait/2008/sn2008-u02700.gif


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2008 February 19                 (CBET 1266)              Daniel W. E. Green