[IAUC] CBET 1311: 20080324 : SUPERNOVA 2008bh IN NGC 2642

Lun Mar 24 15:20:24 ART 2008

                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1311
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SUPERNOVA 2008bh IN NGC 2642
     An apparent supernova has been discovered independently on unfiltered
CCD images by two groups:  by A. Narla, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko,
University of California at Berkeley (LOSS/KAIT; cf. CBET 1303); and by
G. Pignata, J. Maza, M. Hamuy, R. Antezana, L. Gonzalez, P. Gonzalez, P.
Lopez, S. Silva, and G. Folatelli, Universidad de Chile, together with D.
Reichart, K. Ivarsen, A. Crain, D. Foster, M. Nysewander, and A. LaCluyze,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (CHASE project, 0.41-m "PROMPT 5"
telescope located at Cerro Tololo; cf. CBET 1301).

2008 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.     Offset           Observers
Mar. 23.16   8 40 46.15  -04 07 09.3   16.3   26".2 E, 8".7 N    Pignata et al.
Mar. 23.20   8 40 46.15  -04 07 09.4   17.5   26".4 E, 9".1 N    Narla et al.

Additional magnitudes for 2008bh in NGC 2642:  Feb. 16.22 UT, [19.0 (KAIT);
23.11, [17.5; (CHASE); Mar. 13.07, [17.5 (CHASE); 24.02, 16.3 +/- 0.5 (CHASE);
24.19, 17.4 (KAIT).


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2008 March 24                    (CBET 1311)              Daniel W. E. Green