[IAUC] CBET 1865: 20090703 : SUPERNOVA 2009ha IN MCG -01-7-24

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SUPERNOVA 2009ha IN MCG -01-7-24
     L. A. G. Monard, Pretoria, South Africa, reports his discovery of an
apparent supernova (mag 16.5) on an unfiltered CCD image taken on July 2.155
UT.  The new object, which was confirmed at mag 16.6 (+/- 0.1) on July 3.139,
is located at R.A. = 2h36m58s.21, Decl. = -5d20'43".2 (equinox 2000.0), which
is 7" west and 14" north of the core of the galaxy MCG -01-7-24.  Nothing
is visible at this position in Digitized Sky Survey images (limiting red mag
20.5) or on Monard's most recent image of this galaxy taken at his Bronberg
Observatory on June 2.150 (limiting mag 18.5).  The type-II supernova 2004er
also appeared in this galaxy (cf. IAUC 8412).


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