Circular No. 8447

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SUPERNOVA 2004gm IN MCG -02-33-80

    Further to IAUC 8445, J. Burket and W. Li report the LOSS
    discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 15.9) on an unfiltered KAIT
    image taken on Nov. 30.55 UT.  The new object, designated SN 2004gm,
    is located at R.A. = 12h59m40s.53, Decl. = -14o58'02".4 (equinox
    2000.0), which is 9".8 east and 0".4 south of the center of MCG
    -02-33-80; nothing was visible at this position on an image taken
    on June 5.21 (limiting mag 19.5).

Host galaxy info: vel = 4975 km/s, 1.6 x 0.4, 14.99, S0-: sp

SN type info: Ia

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