[IAUC] CBET 1498: 20080908 : SUPERNOVA 2008fl IN NGC 6805

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1498
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SUPERNOVA 2008fl IN NGC 6805
     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; 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
on unfiltered images taken with the 0.41-m 'PROMPT 4' telescope located at
Cerro Tololo on Sept. 7.19 (at mag approximately 14.9 +/- 0.1) and 8.17 UT
(mag approximately 15.0 +/- 0.1).  The new object is located at R.A. =
19h36m44s.84 +/- 0".1, Decl. = -37o33'04".5 +/- 0".1 (equinox 2000.0), which
is about 10".3 west and 11".1 north of the center of the galaxy NGC 6805.
Nothing is visible at this position on archival images taken on July 2.14
and 6.36 (limiting mag 18.0).


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2008 September 8                 (CBET 1498)              Daniel W. E. Green