[IAUC] CBET 1541: 20081020 : SUPERNOVA 2008gj IN NGC 7321

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1541
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SUPERNOVA 2008gj IN NGC 7321
     Further to CBET 1539, J. Rex, W. Li, S. B. Cenko, and A. V. Filippenko,
University of California, report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova
on unfiltered KAIT images:

 SN       2008 UT        R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
 2008gj   Oct. 19.27   22 36 28.57  +21 37 55.3   18.2    7".6 E, 37".0 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008gj in NGC 7321:  Oct. 1.25 UT, [19.5;
7.21, [19.1; 20.21, 18.1.


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2008 October 20                  (CBET 1541)              Daniel W. E. Green