[IAUC] CBET 1539: 20081014 : SUPERNOVAE 2008gh AND 2008gi

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1539
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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SUPERNOVAE 2008gh AND 2008gi
     Further to CBET 1517, J. Chu, J. Rex, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko,
University of California, report the LOSS discovery of two apparent
supernovae on unfiltered KAIT images:

 SN       2008 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
 2008gh   Oct. 11.55   7 40 56.55  +55 25 32.3   18.7    13".9 W, 4".6 S
 2008gi   Oct. 12.41   2 44 00.33  + 5 25 42.8   17.5    1".2 W, 4".3 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008gh in UGC 3957:  a combined unfiltered
image from Jan.-Mar., [20.1; Oct. 12.55 UT, 18.8.  Additional KAIT
magnitudes for 2008gi:  Sept. 24.40, [19.4; Oct. 13.29, 17.5.


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2008 October 14                  (CBET 1539)              Daniel W. E. Green