[IAUC] CBET 1545: 20081021 : SUPERNOVA 2008gl IN UGC 881

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1545
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SUPERNOVA 2008gl IN UGC 881
     G. Pignata, J. Maza, M. Hamuy, R. Antezana, L. Gonzalez, P. Gonzalez, P.
Lopez, S. Silva, G. Folatelli, D. Iturra, R. Cartier, and F. Forster,
Universidad de Chile; B. Conuel, Wesleyan University; and D. Reichart, K.
Ivarsen, A. Crain, D. Foster, M. Nysewander, and A. LaCluyze, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on behalf of the CHASE project, report the
discovery of an apparent supernova (mag approximately 16.3 +/- 0.2) on an
R-band image taken on Oct. 20.15 UT with the 0.41-m 'PROMPT 5' telescope
located at Cerro Tololo.  SN 2008gl is located at R.A. = 1h20m54s.82 +/-
0".1, Decl. = +4o48'19".1 +/- 0".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is about 19".7
east and 13".7 north of center of the galaxy UGC 881.  The new object is
also present at mag approximately 16.2 +/- 0.2 in an image taken on Oct.
21.03.  Nothing is visible at this position on archival images taken on
Sept. 13.26 (limiting mag 18.0) and Oct. 1.21 (limiting mag 17.5).


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2008 October 21                  (CBET 1545)              Daniel W. E. Green