[IAUC] CBET 2098: 20091227 : SUPERNOVA 2009na IN UGC 5884

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 2098
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SUPERNOVA 2009na IN UGC 5884
     [Editor's note:  this replaces the text (designation) on CBET 2097]
     J. Newton, and T. Puckett report the discovery of an apparent supernova
(mag 15.3) on unfiltered CCD images (limiting mag 18.6) taken with a 0.40-m
reflector at Portal, AZ, U.S.A., on Dec. 26.43 UT in the course of the
Puckett Observatory Supernova Search.  The new object, which was confirmed at
mag 15.5 on images (limiting mag 19.2) taken by Puckett on Dec. 27.40 with a
0.60-m reflector at Ellijay, GA, is located at R.A. = 10h47m01s.42, Decl. =
+26o32'38".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is 15".8 west and 2".7 north of the center
of UGC 5884.  Nothing is visible at this position on images taken by Puckett
on Dec. 19 (limiting mag 18.8).


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2009 December 27                 (CBET 2098)              Daniel W. E. Green