[IAUC] CBET 1549: 20081022 : SUPERNOVA 2008gm IN NGC 7530

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1549
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SUPERNOVA 2008gm IN NGC 7530
     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 17.0 +/- 0.2) on an
unfiltered image taken on Oct. 22.09 UT with the 0.41-m 'PROMPT 3' telescope
located at Cerro Tololo.  The new object is located at R.A. = 23h14m12s.39
+/- 0".1, Decl. = -2o46'52".4 +/- 0".1 (equinox 2000), which is about 7".3
east and 7".0 south of center of the galaxy NGC 7530.  Nothing is visible at
this position on archival images taken on Aug. 29.12 and Oct. 1.13 (limiting
mag 18.0).  SN 2008gm is also present in images taken on Oct. 16.08 (at mag
approximately 17.2 +/- 0.2) and on Oct. 19.08 (at mag approximately 17.3 +/-
0.2).


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2008 October 22                  (CBET 1549)              Daniel W. E. Green