[IAUC] CBET 1706: 20090228 : SUPERNOVA 2009am IN NGC 3060

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1706
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SUPERNOVA 2009am IN NGC 3060
     Further to CBET 1690, J. Leja, S. B. Cenko, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko
report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images:

 SN       2009 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
 2009am   Feb. 21.35   9 56 19.60  +16 50 04.1   19.0    5".7 E, 12".1 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2009am in NGC 3060:  a combined image from
2008 Dec. to 2009 Jan., [19.5; 2009 Feb. 27.41 UT, 18.1.


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2009 February 28                 (CBET 1706)              Daniel W. E. Green