[IAUC] CBET 1506: 20080913 : SUPERNOVA 2008fp IN ESO 428-G14

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SUPERNOVA 2008fp IN ESO 428-G14
     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
(mag approximately 13.5 +/- 0.1) on an R-band image taken on Sept. 11.39 UT
with the 0.41-m 'PROMPT 5' telescope located at Cerro Tololo.  A confirming
image on Sept. 13.29 shows 2008fp at R approximately 13.2 +/- 0.1.  The new
object is located at R.A. = 7h16m32s.60 +/- 0".1, Decl. = -29o19'31".7 +/-
0".1 (equinox 2000), which is about 17".5 east and 2".1 south of the center
of the galaxy ESO 428-G14.  Nothing is visible at this position on archival
images taken on Apr. 8.14 and Aug. 13.41 (limiting mag 18.0).


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