[IAUC] CBET 1385: 20080527 : SUPERNOVA 2008cn IN NGC 4603

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1385
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SUPERNOVA 2008cn IN NGC 4603
     R. Martin, Perth Observatory, reports the discovery of an apparent
supernova (mag 15.3) on red CCD images taken on May 21.52 UT with the
Perth/Lowell Automated Telescope in the course of the Perth Automated
Supernova Search.  The new object is located at R.A. = 12h40m55s.66, Decl.
= -40d58m12s.1 (equinox 2000.0; +/- 0".15 in each coordinate), which is
4".7 east and 23".2 north of the center of the galaxy NGC 4603.  A confirming
image was taken by Martin through cloud (non-photometric conditions) on
May 26.  Additional CCD magnitudes for 2008cn:  2007 Apr. 14, [18.5 (Martin);
2008 May 8.803, [18.8 (L. A. G. Monard, Pretoria, S. Africa); 26.783, 15.9
+/- 0.3 (Monard).


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2008 May 27                      (CBET 1385)              Daniel W. E. Green