Circular No. 8321

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SUPERNOVA 2004bi IN UGC 5894

Further to IAUC 8317, K. Shimasaki and W. Li report the LOSS
discovery, on KAIT images taken on Apr. 13.23 and 14.20 UT, of an
apparent supernova (mag about 18.7) located at R.A. = 10h47m37s.45,
Decl. = +26o18'12".0 (equinox 2000.0), which is 25".8 west and
32".1 north of the nucleus of UGC 5894.  A KAIT image taken on Mar.
15.25 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.8).

Host galaxy info: vel = 6537 km/s, 1.5 x 0.8, 14.31, SAB(s)ab

SN type info: IIb

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