[IAUC] CBET 1593: 20081201 : SUPERNOVA 2008hq IN UGC 3963

Lun Dic 1 00:49:35 ARST 2008

                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1593
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SUPERNOVA 2008hq IN UGC 3963
     Further to CBET 1586, J. Chu, S. B. Cenko, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko,
University of California, report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova
on unfiltered KAIT images:

 SN       2008 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
 2008hq   Nov. 22.45   7 41 31.41  +51 41 17.4   19.3    6".4 W, 0".6 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008hq:  a combined image from Oct. 7 to Nov.
7 UT, [20.0; Nov. 23.52 UT, 19.1; 25.44, 18.9; 28.47, 18.8.  The type-Ia
supernova 2001eo also appeared in UGC 3963 (cf. IAUC 7726).


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2008 December 1                  (CBET 1593)              Daniel W. E. Green